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Civil way: 24 April 2026

One week to go; new FPR PD update; control of Goods changes; service charge escape

DWELLING ON RENTAL RIGHTS

We’re under starter’s orders for the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA 2025) which hits on 1 May 2026, when the subordinate legislation we look at below will take effect. Second commencement regulations (SI 2026/421) next time.

Forms, Forms, Forms Six forms actually, which are prescribed by SI 2026/354 with five of them scheduled. They are all updates from SI 2015/620 which is revoked for private assured tenancies. The updated forms are labelled with an A suffix to distinguish them from those which survive for the social sector, so we have 1A (notice proposing different terms for tenancy arising on succession), 2A (application referring a 1A notice to tribunal), 4A (notice proposing new rent), 5A (notice proposing new rent or licence fee under agricultural occupancy) and 9A (notice proposing assured tenancy where assured agricultural occupancy conditions met). The hitherto chart-topping notice seeking

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

Dorsey & Whitney—Mark Churchman

Dorsey & Whitney—Mark Churchman

Private equity specialist joins as partner in London

Haynes Boone—Philipp Kurek

Haynes Boone—Philipp Kurek

International arbitration practice bolstered by London partner hire

NEWS
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

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

Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
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
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
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