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A step towards fairness: abolishing forfeiture and reforming rentcharges under the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill
20 Mar 2026The draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill marks a significant milestone in the journey to end the residential leasehold system. Some of the proposals aim to provide homeowners with greater security and long-term certainty. Key proposals include abolishing forfeiture, introducing a court-supervised lease enforcement scheme, and reforming remedies linked to rentcharges.
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Practical Strategies 2026
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EAT remits whistleblowing detriment claim after errors in tribunal’s reasoning
18 Mar 2026The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that a dismissal was not automatically unfair for whistleblowing, but held that the tribunal made legal errors when assessing a related whistleblowing detriment claim.
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Government publishes guidance on gender equality action plans
18 Mar 2026The government has published guidance to help employers prepare gender equality action plans ahead of a new reporting requirement expected to become mandatory from 2027.
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High Court confirms TUPE transfer does not trigger early pension entitlement
18 Mar 2026The High Court has confirmed that a TUPE transfer does not amount to “compulsory retirement”, redundancy or reorganisation for the purposes of triggering early payment of pension benefits.
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The impact of the Education Estates Strategy on colleges and post-16 education
16 Mar 2026The Department for Education (DfE) published its Education Estates Strategy: A Decade of National Renewal in February 2026. This strategy outlines the government’s long-term approach to managing and improving education buildings across England. It includes further education (FE) colleges and sixth-form colleges within the national education estate, which collectively account for 9 million square metres of publicly funded internal space.
The strategy marks a significant shift in addressing decades of underinvestment in school and college buildings. It introduces a systematic approach to estate governance, lifecycle planning, and data-driven investment, aiming to improve not only capital funding but also governance structures, estate management capabilities, and the alignment of infrastructure with skills policy.
