The TCC has now reinforced the strength of adjudication-backed building liability orders. In Crest Nicholson Regeneration Ltd v Ardmore...

A recent decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in Vassar v The Information Commissioner [2026] UKFTT 00361 (GRC) (Vassar) may have...

We have written before (here) about the need for councils to publish section 106 agreements on their websites before issuing a planning...

We previously wrote about an amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Bill) in the House of Lords.  The amendment was proposed...

The government's much anticipated Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Bill) has made its way to the House of Lords and is currently at the...

It used to be that policy trumped guidance but it is not so certain any more. The government's planning policy is set out in the National...

Something old - what is a rentcharge? A rentcharge is an annual or periodic sum charged on and burdening freehold land which requires the...

The government has set out the amendments to Approved Document B (Fire Safety) which accompanies the building regulations.  The...

In November 2022 the Government launched a new consultation on the proposed Building Safety Levy (the "Levy") which ran until 7 February...

The requirement for most developments to provide a minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is due to come into force in January 2024. ...

The Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/907) (the "907 Regulations") were laid...

The Building Safety Regulator ("the regulator") is an independent body enacted by Part 2 of the Building Safety Act ("BSA") 2022 and is...