Building Safety Act Insights: Construction Phase

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1. • Building Safety Act
   • Sep 10, 2025

   “In the light of the Building Safety Act, what does a company seller or purchaser need to consider when that company owns property assets?”

   The Case in Brief Triathlon Homes LLP, a social housing provider, successfully obtained Remediation Contribution Orders (RCOs) introduced by the BSA against Get Living Plc, the parent company of Stratford Village Development Partnership (SVDP), the original developer of five residential blocks in

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2. • Building Safety Act
   • Aug 14, 2025

   Gateway to success: BSR’s new approach to high-rise building control applications

   A significant but welcome change of approach for the BSR, if as stated, it supports better gateway application outcomes and reduces avoidable delays. These changes can be briefly summarised as: Targeted engagement may be offered to those submitting multiple applications

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3. • Building Safety Act
   • Jul 1, 2025

   Significant changes to building safety regulator announced

   Amidst early operational challenges and aims to create a regulatory system that is clear, consistent, and efficient, without compromising safety, the UK government announced significant reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) on 30 June 2025, aimed at accelerating housebuilding

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4. • Building Safety Act
   • Apr 10, 2025

   Do-Re-Mi HRB

   On 27 March 2025, the Government published new guidance for seeking building control approval for higher-risk buildings (HRBs).  For those navigating the new, often confusing and overwhelming, regime of carrying out work on HRBs it is a very good place

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5. • Building Safety Act
   • Mar 31, 2025

   First building liability order under the Building Safety Act

   The Technology and Construction Court (“the TCC“) has made what appears to be the first-ever Building Liability Order (BLO) under the Building Safety Act 2022 (the “BSA”), marking a significant development in building safety litigation. The BSA was enacted to improve building safety

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6. • Building Safety Act
   • Nov 29, 2024

   Building Safety Act in practice: Questions & answers

   We set out below the questions asked at our seminar “Building Safety Act In Practice” and our answers to them. For further information please visit Wedlake Bell construction team insights on our BSA microsite, which covers many topics: Building Safety

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7. • Building Safety Act
   • Feb 23, 2024

   When will it be just and equitable to make a remediation contribution order under section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022?

   The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) gives the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) the power to make a Remediation Contribution Order (RMO) against a wide range of parties to contribute to the costs of remedying relevant defects under Section 124 of the

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8. • Building Safety Act
   • Feb 22, 2024

   Update: Olympic east village and the battle for the moral high ground

   Key takeaways from article: Becoming the parent company of a developer through acquisition is sufficient for a party to be viewed as an ‘associated person’ – potentially making them liable for costs. The Tribunal may consider it is ‘just and

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9. • Building Safety Act
   • Feb 20, 2024

   Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA): Mandatory occurrence reporting for higher risk buildings (hrbs) during construction

   Under the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 there is now a responsibility on the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor responsible for HRBs to carry out Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) where appropriate. Which buildings are affected? An HRB is a building

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10. • Building Safety Act
    • Feb 20, 2024

    Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA): Building safety cases and reports

    Introduction The requirement for a Building Safety Case and Safety Case Report falls under Section 85 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). It is one of a number of responsibilities introduced by the BSA and is directly relevant to

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11. • Building Safety Act
    • Feb 20, 2024

    Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA): Works to hospitals and care homes

    Potential areas for misunderstanding are emerging as the construction industry gets to grips with the Building Safety Act (BSA). It is now generally understood that hospitals and care homes are excluded from the BSA’s occupation phase requirements even if the

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12. • Building Safety Act
    • Jan 22, 2024

    Enforcement powers under the BSA during the in-construction phase

    Introduction The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). As part of these reforms, the BSA introduced a regime that seeks to strengthen pre-existing enforcement powers and introduces new enforcement

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13. • Building Safety Act
    • Jan 22, 2024

    Weaving the golden thread

    What is the Golden Thread? The Building Safety Act (BSA) requirement for a golden thread of information seeks to remedy a historic lack of complete and up to date information about high rise residential buildings which can make it difficult

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14. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 13, 2023

    Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 1 – Introduction

    The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). As part of these reforms, from 1 October 2023, a new dutyholder regime applies to all construction projects subject to limited exceptions

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15. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 13, 2023

    Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 2 – Principal designer competency requirements

    In Part 1 we introduced the new Principal Designer and Principal Contractor roles in the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) in contrast to those roles under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM Regulations). In this Part 2 we

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16. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 13, 2023

    Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 3 – Principal contractor competency requirements

    The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”). As part of these reforms, from 1 October 2023, a new dutyholder regime applies to all construction projects subject to limited exceptions.

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17. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 13, 2023

    Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 4 – Client duties

    The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”). As part of these reforms, from 1 October 2023, a new dutyholder regime applies to all construction projects subject to limited exceptions.

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18. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 13, 2023

    Part one: Occupied hrbs must be on the register – BSA occupational insights (england)

    Under the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA“) and corresponding regulations all existing occupied higher risk buildings in England are to be registered with the national Building Safety Regulator (“Regulator”) by 1 October 2023. A failure to do so could lead

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19. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 12, 2023

    Part two: Management of occupied buildings is not just for property managers – BSA occupational insights (england)

    Once a higher risk building is occupied, there are two main areas of the BSA that property investors should consider: the management of “building safety risks” and who is responsible; and the recovery of the costs of carrying out safety

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20. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 11, 2023

    Part three: Sanctions for breach of occupation requirements under the BSA – BSA occupational insights (england)

    In this latest of a series of articles of the BSA, we explore the enforcement of the occupational obligations of the BSA. WHO IS THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY? The Building Safety Regulator (“BSR“), part of the Health & Safety Executive, is

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21. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 11, 2023

    Part four: Service charge recovery shortfalls in mixed use buildings – BSA occupational insights (england)

    Once a higher risk building is occupied, there are two main areas of the BSA that property investors should consider: the management of “building safety risks” and who is responsible; and the recovery of the costs of carrying out safety

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22. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 8, 2023

    Part five: Service charge recovery and certificates – BSA occupational insights (england)

    In the previous article in our series on the obligations of a landlord of an occupied building, we explained some of the restrictions on service charge recoverability under the BSA. In this article, we explore a few further traps for

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23. • Building Safety Act
    • Jun 22, 2023

    Will the Building Safety Act (“BSA”) change the risk profile in construction contracts?

    Unamended standard form contracts such as JCT are regarded as providing a balance of risk as between the parties to them, whether employer and main contractor or main contractor and subcontractor. However, the standard forms are often amended along with

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24. • Building Safety Act
    • Jun 22, 2023

    Building Safety Act 2022, a landlord’s guide to leaseholder protections

    On 12 June 2023 the government published draft regulations which will amend the two sets of regulations already in place. As at the date of this article (16 June 2023), those amending regulations are not yet in force and so

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25. • Building Safety Act
    • Mar 20, 2023

    Existing higher risk buildings – Compulsory registration opens 6 April 2023

    The mandatory registration of existing occupied higher risk buildings (“HRBs“) with the new Building Safety Regulator will open on 6 April 2023 with a 6-month period to complete registration by 1 October 2023. New Buildings to be registered following completion

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26. • Building Safety Act
    • Dec 22, 2022

    The Building Safety Act 2022 – 10 things you need to know

    The Building Safety Act (“BSA“) has a significant impact on building owners and all those involved in real estate development.  We set out below the top ten things you need to know about the BSA: The BSA provides for a

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