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Mark Foxcroft, Devonshires, and HQN homeownership expert Helen Muir will guide you through the latest key developments. Everything you need to know in a 90-minute session.

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    Mark Foxcroft, Partner, Devonshires, will guide you through the evolving legal and regulatory landscape — highlighting what’s changed, what’s on the horizon and what it means for landlords and providers.

    Helen Muir, HQN’s homeownership expert, will explore the implications by outlining the practical steps landlords must take now to prepare for the new legislation.

    Together they’ll cover all the key developments, including the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act, the Commonhold White Paper and changes to shared ownership schemes.

    Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and ensure you’re ready for 2026, all in one short session.

    What will be covered:

     Mark Foxcroft will provide the legal perspective with updates on legislative changes around:

    • The Commonhold White Paper
    • The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act
    • Shared ownership schemes.

    Helen Muir will cover:

    • The practical implications of legislative changes for housing providers
    • What leasehold and homeownership teams need to know to prepare for the new legislation coming in.

    Who should attend:

    • Leasehold managers and their teams
    • Shared ownership/homeownership managers and their teams
    • Anyone responsible for homeownership – policy, strategy and business assurance
    • In-house legal specialists.
  • Our speakers
    Mark Foxcroft, Partner, Devonshires
    Mark is Head of Devonshires’ Housing Management & Property Litigation team.  This encompasses all aspects of contentious property litigation on matters relating to both residential and commercial property. In particular, Mark specialises in leasehold matters and has extensive experience representing clients in the First Tier and Upper Tribunals. This work includes claims for forfeiture, service charge disputes, lease variations and extensions, statutory consultation and contentious boundary disputes.

    In recent years, Mark has and continues to advise numerous Registered Provider clients in relation to fire safety issues in residential buildings.

    Mark also has a busy housing management practice advising and representing Registered Provider and Local Authority clients in relation to possession proceedings, applications for injunctions and claims for disrepair and statutory nuisance.

    Mark also provides non-contentious advice to clients including the drafting of tenancy agreements and policies and procedures and lease interpretation.
    Helen Muir, Associate, HQN
    Helen has extensive experience of shared ownership, having worked in senior roles for two large housing groups where her responsibilities included sales programme delivery and the management of over 5,000 shared ownership/leasehold homes, along with running the largest Help to Buy agency in England.

    As a consultant Helen specialises in affordable home ownership and leasehold management, and has provided interim management and strategic and operational support to a number of registered providers, local authorities and private sector companies. Helen also supports the Leasehold Network, writing briefings and speaking at several events.

     

     

     

     

  • Programme

    12:00pm Welcome and introduction

    • Helen Muir, Associate, HQN

    12:05pm Overview of legislative changes – what we’re waiting for and what’s to come

    • Mark Foxcroft, Partner, Devonshires

    12:35pm The practical implications for landlords

    • Helen Muir, Associate, HQN

    1:05pm Q&A with Mark and Helen

    1:30pm Close

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    Cancellations must be made in writing and will be acknowledged by HQN Limited.

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