Join the Tenancy Fraud Forum on November 10, 2026, for their Conference! Stay informed about housing fraud trends and best practices.

The Housing Act 2004 represented a seminal change in the management and policing by local housing authorities of conditions and standards in the private rented sector. This has been […]

Practice risks embedding bogus 'authorities' as precedents, creating a growing body of misinformation.

Croydon Council is stepping up action against tenancy fraud, to return homes to residents who have been waiting years for safe, secure accommodation.

Basildon Council have saved an eye-watering £2.3 million cracking down on people attempting to defraud the Right to Buy scheme.

Hundreds of thousands of people will benefit from an expansion of a trial to tackle poor housing and protect taxpayers’ cash from rogue landlords.

Bedford Borough Council’s Investigation Service has been named as a finalist in two categories at the Public Sector Counter Fraud Awards.

City of London Corporation v Bussandra [2025] EWCA Civ 1580, judgment 5 December 2025. Mr Bussandra had a long history of mental health issues. In […]

The latest Cornerstone Housing Newsletter is now available to read. Edited by Sarah Salmon and Tara O’Leary, the newsletter offers a fantastic selection of articles with a particular focus on […]

Such an important topic. Remote webinars are great but for me there’s nothing to beat an in-person event. Much better interaction with co-presenters and audience alike, even if it was way past my hom...

🗓️ On Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 11am 🖥️ The latest in the Cornerstone Barristers Housing Webinar programme: ➡️ “EU nationals, housing assistance, and the courts: What local authorities need to kno...

🗓️ On Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 11am 🖥️ The latest in the Cornerstone Barristers Housing Webinar programme: ➡️ “EU nationals, housing assistance, and the courts: What local authorities need to kno...

Exclusive: Half of local authorities charged double by landlords and hotel owners for temporary housing, investigation finds

Labour is facing fresh questions over its Fraud Bill, which has been slammed for handing the government “spying powers”. The legislation, which passed in the Commons on Wednesday, bulks up the Departm...

This guide provides councils in England with questions to help them comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) and data protection law when procuring artificial intelligence (AI) based technol...

Raymond Brown, 67, was renting out a private property when he made the false claim

A number of important documents have been published today in relation to Gatwick Airport’s Northern Runway Project development consent order (DCO) application. The DCO Examination […]

The latest Cornerstone Housing Newsletter is now available to read. Edited by Sarah Salmon and Tara O’Leary, the newsletter offers a fantastic selection of articles on a wide range of […]

The latest Cornerstone Housing Newsletter is now available to read. Edited by Sarah Salmon and Tara O’Leary, the newsletter offers a fantastic selection of articles on a wide range of […]