Leonard Payne

05
Jun
VfM Tightens, Pivotal Falls, and Awaab's Law Reaches the SEA Sector.

VfM Tightens, Pivotal Falls, and Awaab's Law Reaches the SEA Sector.

SUPPORTED HOUSING BRIEFING COMPLEX LAW. CLEAR INTELLIGENCE. Issue #11  ·  Week ending 5 June 2026   PART ONE: TOP 5 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
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28
May
Three C1s, Window Apathy, and the Crime Act's Supported Housing Reckoning

Three C1s, Window Apathy, and the Crime Act's Supported Housing Reckoning

RSH awards C1 to Sanctuary, Railway Housing, and Regenda; Housing Ombudsman issues severe maladministration learning on window disrepair; legal analysis of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 and its implications for supported housing providers.
15 min read
22
May
Supported Housing Briefing Issue 9 cover

Coroner's Warning, Welfare Reform Pressures, and the Renters' Rights Act Divide

Coroner issues fire safety PFD notice for sheltered accommodation; CIH publishes housing benefit handbook as LHA pressures mount; House of Commons Library maps three-phase Renters' Rights Act implementation and what it means for exempt accommodation.
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15
May
Duty of Candour, Remediation Powers, and 10,000 New Foster Places

Duty of Candour, Remediation Powers, and 10,000 New Foster Places

Three King's Speech measures that practitioners in the supported housing sector cannot afford to ignore: a duty of candour for housing providers, Homes England's new direct remediation powers, and what 10,000 new foster places mean for the care leaver supported housing pipeline.
16 min read
15
May
My Space, the Renewal Bill, and RSH's Sharpening Focus

My Space, the Renewal Bill, and RSH's Sharpening Focus

STORY 1: Upper Tribunal Confirms 'Contrivance' Finding Against My Space: A Landmark for the Exempt Sector Upper Tribunal
14 min read
08
May
SHROA Confirmed, Section 21 Gone, and a DWP Lifeline

SHROA Confirmed, Section 21 Gone, and a DWP Lifeline

PART ONE: TOP 5 WEEKLY ROUNDUP STORY 1: Government Publishes Response to Supported Housing Regulation Consultation The government has published
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05
May
SPECIAL ISSUE - Launch rrhub

SPECIAL ISSUE - Launch rrhub

Introducing rrhub — Free, Interactive Guidance on the Renters' Rights Act for Supported Housing Professionals Supported housing isn't
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01
May
RSH Assessments, the NHS's £102m Bill, and a Licensing Reckoning

RSH Assessments, the NHS's £102m Bill, and a Licensing Reckoning

STORY 1: RSH Publishes Simultaneous Regulatory Assessments of Three Supported Housing Providers The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) published regulatory
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23
Apr
Not So Exempt Now

Not So Exempt Now

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17
Apr
The 2023 Act Gets Teeth (SHROA)

The 2023 Act Gets Teeth (SHROA)

PART 1: WEEKLY ROUNDUP — TOP 5 (FREE TIER) 1. Devonshires: Local Supported Housing Strategies — New Statutory Requirements Now Live On
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