Category: Building Safety Act
Building Safety Act
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… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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;… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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;… Read more →
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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.… Read more →