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
More about Enforcement powers under the BSA during the in-construction phaseUnder 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
More about Part one: Occupied hrbs must be on the register – BSA occupational insights (england)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.
More about Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 4 – Client dutiesThe 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.
More about Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 3 – Principal contractor competency requirementsIn 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
More about Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 2 – Principal designer competency requirementsThe 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
More about Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 1 – IntroductionOnce 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
More about Part two: Management of occupied buildings is not just for property managers – 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
More about Part three: Sanctions for breach of occupation requirements under the BSA – 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
More about Part four: Service charge recovery shortfalls in mixed use buildings – 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
More about Part five: Service charge recovery and certificates – BSA occupational insights (england)