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...
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...
9/28/2023 2:58:54 PM The Building Safety Regulator's Role and Responsibilities under the Building Safety Act 2022 By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu The Building Safety Regulator ("the regulator") is an independent body enacted by Part 2 of the Building Safety Act ("BSA") 2022 and is...
7/25/2023 12:27:14 PM Improving Fire Safety: Amendments to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (s. 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022) By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu What is proposed and why: Initial regulations for fire safety legal provisions within s.156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 have been...
6/13/2023 3:28:02 PM Infrastructure Levy: Proposals and Consultation By Danielle Coglin The government has now closed its technical consultation on the proposed Infrastructure Levy ("IL") to widespread opposition and concern....
5/26/2023 9:15:19 AM Building Blocks: The Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023 By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu Building Blocks: The Responsible Actors Scheme In July 2023, regulations to establish a Responsible Actors Scheme (the "RAS") under...
4/18/2023 11:39:09 AM Register of Higher-Risk Residential Buildings opens By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu In our previous article (HSE-confirms-opening-of-registration-for-higher-risk-buildings) we discussed the requirement that the Principal...
3/27/2023 11:48:20 AM "Higher-Risk Buildings": an overview By Lucy Moon The Consultation The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) launched a consultation on 09 June 2022 on the...
6/21/2021 11:13:03 AM BuildingUp - Chapter 8: Are party walls relevant to airspace developments? By Howard Kennedy Except in the case of upward development of vacant buildings, almost all airspace developments are likely to involve some degree of work...
6/7/2021 2:36:15 PM Building Up - Chapter 7: Let there be light (or better still hope there isn't...) By Howard Kennedy Whilst many characteristics of an airspace development are not dissimilar to any other type of development, one aspect that airspace...
5/19/2021 3:00:35 PM BuildingUp - Chapter 6: Existing tenants - What do I need to consider before developing the airspace? By Amanda McNeil Aside from considering the practicalities of airspace development such as funding and construction, one of the aspects that developers...