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What exactly is ‘rent’? James Naylor digs through the protections afforded tenants

Local authorities will be legally obliged to make sure landlords are complying with the Renters’ Rights Act 2026 protections for private renters from 1 May

Renters’ Rights regs; dismissal to pay more; new financial remedies guide; Court of Appeal on kicking off

Mike Somekh on the unintended effects of leasehold reform on resident‑controlled freeholds

Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies

Increased delays and backlogs in the courts ‘will be unavoidable’ when the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force in May unless extra funding is provided, the Law Society has warned

Cannan fire; easing in rental reform; the no-fix ‘fix’; upstairs practice; making ‘em up.

From fake authorities to rent reform, the civil courts have had a busy start to 2026. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold surveys a procedural landscape where guidance, discretion and discipline are all under strain

Costs rates UP; company fees UP; FPR Diary; Rental Rights—and Wrongs; catching up with CAT; don’t mention the (non) MOL.

Civil justice lurches onward with characteristic eccentricity. In his latest Civil Way column, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, surveys a procedural landscape featuring 19-page bundle rules, digital possession claims, and rent laws he labels ‘bonkers’

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DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

Dorsey & Whitney—Mark Churchman

Private equity specialist joins as partner in London

Haynes Boone—Philipp Kurek

International arbitration practice bolstered by London partner hire

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King sets out Starmer’s legislative agenda

The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament

Decision on divorce & domicile

An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice

Early disclosure has not met its goals, lawyers say

Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned

Guarding courts from the hazards of AI

The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole

Reforms to inquest fees under consultation

Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work

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Landlord&tenant

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—Chris Air

Dorsey & Whitney—Mark Churchman

Haynes Boone—Philipp Kurek