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Wolverhampton City Council secures first DMCCA undertaking from landlord

The City of Wolverhampton Council has secured its first undertaking from a landlord who admitted engaging in various unfair commercial practices, using provisions in the Digital Marketing, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 (DMCCA 2024). The action follows a joint investigation by the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Private Sector Housing and Trading Standards teams.

186th and 188th practice direction updates—in force 1 October 2025

The Master of the Rolls and the Minister of State for Justice have approved the 186th and 188th updates to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), effective 1 October 2025. The updates contain a suite of amendments in support of the Civil Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2025, SI 2025/893 including: a new CPR PD 5C dealing with electronic filing (CE File) and case management to replace the existing pilot in CPR PD 51O; amendments in consequence of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024; amendments to CPR PD 6B and CPR PD 34A to support reforms to improve the service provided to users of the Foreign Process Section; an updated hourly rate for litigants in person in CPR PD 46; amendments to CPR PD 64B to reflect practice in Beddoe applications; amendments to CPR PD 52C and CPR PD 54D to give effect to proposed changes in the judicial review process for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs); other tidying up amendments.

185th Practice Direction update—online claims—in force 18 July 2025

The Master of the Rolls and the Minister of State for Justice have signed the 185th Practice Direction (PD) update to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), which came into force on 18 July 2025. The update makes amendments to CPR PD 51R (Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC)) and CPR PD 51ZB (Damages Claims Pilot (DCP)), including the insertion of a new section dealing with fixed costs in CPR PD 51R. Both pilot schemes have also been extended by 12 months and will now run until 1 October 2026.

BPF publishes blog post on proposed ban of Upward Only Rent Reviews

The British Property Federation (BPF) has published a blog post as part of its Spotlight Series, providing insights from its Head of Communications, Dominic Curran, in response to the government’s 10 July 2025 announcement of a proposed ban on Upward Only Rent Reviews (UORRs). The blog explains what UORRs are and their intended purpose, examines the government’s rationale for the ban, and discusses the potential implications for investment, borrowing costs and development viability within the property sector. It also sets out the BPF’s response, including correspondence with the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, expressing industry concerns. The BPF is currently gathering evidence from its members ahead of the Bill’s second reading on 2 September 2025.

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