Housing Legislation
Laws governing housing development, tenant rights, property standards, social housing, and urban planning.
The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026
Adjusted the transitional inspection date in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System from 22 June to 23 June 2026 to correct a drafting error.
These Regulations amend the transitional provisions related to housing health and safety inspections in England by changing a reference date.
They ensure that the transitional rules for how dwellings are assessed by local housing authorities align with the commencement date of June 23, 2026.
The instrument applies to the Secretary of State and local authorities responsible for enforcing housing standards under the Housing Act 2004.
The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026
The Regulations instituted mandatory requirements for providing, retaining, and publishing detailed contractual control information related to specific registered land rights via the Land Registrar, effective April 2027, enforced through registration sanctions.
These Regulations, made under the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, establish mandatory requirements for providing specific 'contractual control information' concerning certain types of restrictive agreements affecting registered land in England and Wales to the Chief Land Registrar, with a commencement date of April 6th, 2027.
The rules define what constitutes a 'contractual control right' (such as options, rights of pre-emption, or contingent dispositions), establish timetables and methods (via conveyancers) for submitting this data upon creation, assignment, or variation, and mandate that the Registrar retain and publish this information in a dataset, subject to certain exemptions like national security or short-term rights.
These Regulations amended the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 by simplifying hazard scoring, redefining fire hazards, replacing the A-J band structure with High, Medium, and Low bands, renaming the classes of harm, and updating the specified hazard conditions within Schedule 1.
These Regulations, made under the Housing Act 2004, amend the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 to simplify and clarify the methodology used by local authorities to assess housing hazards and determine if they constitute a Category 1 or Category 2 hazard.
Key changes involve redefining prescribed fire hazards to explicitly cover risks like explosions and structural collapse due to fire, simplifying the hazard seriousness scoring tables, replacing the previous A-J hazard bands with High, Medium, and Low categories, renaming the four classes of harm (I to IV become Extreme to Moderate), and updating the detailed list of specific hazards found in Schedule 1, while providing a transitional rule ensuring the amendments only apply to inspections commenced on or after June 22nd, 2026.
Correction to General Permitted Development Order 2026
This correction notice amends a textual error in Article 6 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2026 by replacing 'the Schedule' with 'Schedule 1'.
This document is a formal correction notice for The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2026, specifically rectifying a cross-reference error found on page 2 within the newly inserted paragraph CA.1.(d), where the term 'the Schedule' must be amended to read 'Schedule 1'.
The Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The Regulations amended the 2023 rules governing the Responsible Actors Scheme by correcting language, omitting a prohibition notice, and modifying exceptions related to building control prohibitions for various building works and property transfers.
These 2026 Regulations amend the 2023 Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations to correct defects, clarify criteria for membership invitations into the Responsible Actors Scheme, remove an obsolete prohibition notice requirement, and adjust the scope of building control prohibitions and their exceptions concerning emergency work, work on occupied buildings, and property purchasers.
Corrected a typographical error in the footnote reference for a Statutory Instrument cited in the Renters' Rights Act 2025 and Tenancies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026.
This document constitutes an official correction notice published for The Renters' Rights Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) and Tenancies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026, identifying and correcting a typographical error within a footnote on page 5 of the main instrument, where the Statutory Instrument reference 'S.I. 2022/1311' is amended to the correct citation, 'S.I. 2020/1311'.
The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2026
Updated the list of bodies to which workers can legally submit protected whistleblowing disclosures from 2 June 2026.
This Order updates the list of 'prescribed persons' under the Employment Rights Act 1996, granting legal protection to workers who blow the whistle to designated regulators and public bodies.
It adds the Building Safety Regulator, the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, the Independent Football Regulator, the Law Society, the Security Industry Authority, and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to the list.
Furthermore, it modifies the scope of protected disclosures for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Environment Agency, and several government departments while removing the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland.
The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2026
Amended the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013 to introduce new fees for proceedings under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 and updated definitions and fee structures.
This Order, made by the Lord Chancellor and effective from May 1st, 2026, amends the 2013 Fees Order governing the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to prescribe new fees and update existing structures.
The primary function is to introduce specific fees for proceedings arising from the Renters' Rights Act 2025, covering applications for rent determination, tenancy terms, and appeals against financial penalties, alongside updating general commencement and hearing fees.