9/15/2025 2:26:31 PM Hillside amendment withdrawn By Bob Sadler We previously wrote about an amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Bill) in the House of Lords. The amendment was proposed...
6/23/2025 11:37:51 AM Building Safety Act 2022 - addressing defects and recouping losses: Construction Products By Lucy Moon As noted by Stuart Duffy in a previous article the Developer Remediation Contract ("DRC") obliges 50 of the UK's developers to remediate...
1/22/2025 12:29:27 PM UK Government announces the long-awaited 'Remediation Acceleration Plan' By Lucy Moon Overview The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ("MHCLG") finally unveiled its "Remediation Acceleration Plan" (the...
1/20/2025 5:37:41 PM The curious case of section 73 permissions By Bob Sadler Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (S73) is titled "Determination of applications to develop land without compliance...
11/19/2024 3:07:13 PM The HRB Regime: Industry Impact By Lucy Moon A recent question put to the Ministry for Housing, Communities, and Local Government ("MHCLG") has shed light on the practicalities of...
11/5/2024 12:06:08 PM An LFRA Update: New Regulations introduce further amendments to the BSA By Lucy Moon On 7 October 2024 the Government made the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2024 (SI/2024/1018) (the...
5/30/2024 1:14:28 PM Vista Tower: Secretary of State v Grey GR Limited Partnership By Najma Dunnett This case concerns an application to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
4/3/2024 11:00:40 AM All change: Building Safety Regulators campaign for Residents Rights! By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu On 27 February 2024 the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) launched its campaign, "Your Home Your Safety", aimed at informing residents of...
2/15/2024 2:05:03 PM Building Blocks: The Building Safety Levy By Emily Beauchamp Lucy Moon In November 2022 the Government launched a new consultation on the proposed Building Safety Levy (the "Levy") which ran until 7 February...
1/8/2024 2:39:08 PM Building owner successfully prosecuted by local authority in landmark case By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu Introduction Chaplair Ltd, the owner of a tower block in east London, was found guilty over delays in replacing flammable cladding....
12/19/2023 10:42:34 AM The Building Safety Regulator's Strategic Plan for 2023-2026 By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has published its strategic plan for the built environment sector until 2026. The BSR is part of the...
10/26/2023 3:37:09 PM Second staircases transitional arrangements By Bob Sadler Michael Gove the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (SOS) gave a...