Join us for a comprehensive LLG Housing Law Conference, exploring the most significant changes to renting, homelessness, and social housing regulation in decades. This one-day conference is designed for local authority professionals, housing officers, legal teams, and social landlords seeking practical guidance on navigating complex legal frameworks, operational challenges, and emerging compliance requirements.
The conference begins with an in-depth look at the Renters’ Rights Bill, including the abolition of Section 21, reformed possession grounds, the PRS database, and new redress mechanisms. Learn how to plan for a smooth, defensible transition to the new regime and understand key timelines and transitional challenges. We then examine Local Authority Enforcement, covering civil penalties, investigatory powers, and intelligence-led regulation, offering practical strategies to balance fair enforcement with limited resources.
Sessions also address Temporary Accommodation Pressures and Legal Risk, providing guidance on procurement, suitability, and defensible decision-making amid rising demand and budget pressures. Stay up to date with the latest homelessness case law, highlighting emerging principles and their practical implications for assessments, relief duties, and review processes. Awaab’s Law is covered in detail, with practical advice for operational readiness, governance, and compliance across housing, legal, and environmental health teams.
The afternoon explores the Heat Network Regulatory Regime, breaking down Ofgem requirements into clear actions for compliance, consumer protection, and operational efficiency. Finally, the conference concludes with Social Tenant Access to Information (STAIRs), offering guidance on delivering transparency, meeting phased obligations, and integrating these duties with data protection and FOI law.
By attending, delegates will gain actionable insights, strengthen operational resilience, and ensure compliance with the latest regulatory changes affecting housing provision. Network with peers, learn from leading legal experts, and leave equipped to manage risk, improve service delivery, and protect both tenants and your organisation.
Sarah is a Legal Director at Capsticks. Sarah has extensive experience of working within the Social Housing sector. She works within the Housing Management team and works with the firm’s Social Housing clients.
Sarah is best known for her expertise in Housing management. Sarah undertakes all types of Housing management work and is known for her practical advice and innovative ways of dealing with matters. Sarah works on all types of Housing Management work and has been involved with “first of their kind” applications, including the first Youth injunction under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act 2014.
Sarah is an active member of her local school’s PTA.
Legal Practice Course 2002
LLB Law with French Law and Language, University of Leicester 2001
Diplome des Etudes Juridiques Francaises, Universite Robert Schuman, Strasbourg 2000
Lorna joined Anthony Collins in 2019 and primarily specialises in supporting our social housing and health and social care clients.
Lorna regularly provides advice to ensure organisations comply with their health and safety obligations to employees, those to whom they provide services/support and members of the public. Lorna has significant experience advising on all aspects of compliance with health and safety legislation, including relating to gas safety, electrical safety, lifting equipment, asbestos and work at height. She is also part of the wider team of building safety experts at Anthony Collins, helping housing providers navigate the developing building and fire safety landscape.
Lorna has significant experience in representing clients through complex inquests, safeguarding investigations, criminal investigations, and proceedings / enforcement action conducted by the police and other regulators (such as the Health and Safety Executive, Ofsted and Care Quality Commission).
Combining her sector knowledge with this experience, Lorna is able to deliver clear practical advice to steer providers through not only the immediate issues they face, but also to improve systems and practices for the future.
‘The team has first-rate knowledge of both the social housing and care sectors.’ Legal 500, 2025
‘Lorna Kenyon-Pain – brilliant support, delivered in a understandable way at all levels.’ Legal 500, 2023
I provide non-contentious specialist housing management advice and training to landlords who are primarily registered providers. I specialise in service charges (including section 20 consultation and first-tier tribunal applications) and tenure advice, where I excel in highly technical and often complex advice.
I frequently provide full occupancy agreement/policy and procedure reviews and advice, along with specialist advice on other housing management issues, such as rent review, service charges, succession, consultation and compliance with housing legislation and guidance.
I also advise on leasehold management issues, including interpretation of leases, service charge recovery and landlord and leaseholder rights and obligations generally.
I started my career at a specialised housing management firm, where in addition to advising on non-contentious housing management issues, I also gained experience of a wide range of housing management litigation, including service charge disputes and the enforcement of tenancy agreements through possession and injunction proceedings, arising largely out of anti-social behaviour, illegal use, condition of the property and unlawful occupation. I also have experience in planning and delivering bespoke training packages on a wide range of housing management issues. Since joining Anthony Collins Solicitors, I have concentrated on non-contentious technical housing management advice and training.
Jill worked in the City of London for many years before relocating to the North West, and continues to work for clients all over the country. She has a great deal of experience across a wide range of property matters, including landlord and tenant issues, both non-opposed and opposed lease renewals, break options, nuisance claims, rent reviews, service charge disputes, dilapidations claims, forfeiture and termination of tenancies, vacant possession strategies, disputes relating to easements such as rights of way, boundary disputes, nuisance, and trespass claims.
Jill uses her experience in litigation to give smart property management advice, assisting clients in identifying and resolving potential disputes before they become an issue. She also provides regular support for other groups in the firm with real estate issues, including the Corporate, Insolvency and Finance teams. She has expertise in acting for both landlords and tenants as well as parties such as insurers or neighbour disputes. In particular she has acted for some very different clients, ranging from large institutional corporates and trusts to ultra high net worth individuals and charities.
Steve is the Head of Net Zero at Sharpe Pritchard LLP and a Band 1 Chambersranked lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources: Water. He has extensive experience advising investors, utilities, government bodies and developers across regulated water, electricity and net zero projects, including major schemes such as the Thames Tideway Tunnel and Havant Thicket. His expertise spans RAB models, PPAs, district heating, project finance and regulatory matters. Steve has worked closely with UK regulators and government bodies, including Ofgem and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, on licensing frameworks, subsidy control, procurement and major infrastructure contracts.
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