1. Gateway 2 progress Early indications are that the operational changes to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) made in the latter half of 2025 are showing signs of cutting through the well-publicised Gateway 2 delays. Statistics released by the BSR
More about Building Safety: what to expect in 2026What happened? The Seller, Henley Developments, obtained outline planning permission for a residential development site in Ebbsfleet, Kent and exchanged contracts to sell one of the development parcels to Weston Homes for £14,500,000. Weston Homes paid a 5% deposit on
More about Termination clauses: start as you mean to finishCorporate structures offer no safe harbour. Recent rulings confirm that associated companies, parent entities and even later acquirers can be held jointly and severally liable for remediation costs – sometimes decades after construction. Judges scrutinise ownership links, financial interdependence and
More about Building Safety Act enforcement – six cases that have redefined liability and riskIn Almacantar Centre Point Nominee No.1 Ltd & Ors v Penelope de Valk & Ors, on appeal to the Upper Tribunal (UT) from the First Tier Tribunal (FTT), the UT has held that: Proving the existence of a “relevant defect”
More about Judicial guidance on defect claims and leaseholder protections under the Building Safety Act 2022A staged G2 application can now be made for new Higher Risk Building (HRB) developments — those over seven storeys or 18 metres — where works will be delivered in stages/phases. Each stage is assessed and approved separately by the
More about Staged HRB building control approvals – updated guidanceIn this video Partners Ed Phillips, Natalie Pilagos (Head of Construction Disputes) and Adam Lynch (Head of Corporate) explain how Building Liability Orders (BLOs) under the Building Safety Act are reshaping contractual and corporate risk.
More about Building Liability Orders and Corporate RiskIn this short video Partners Sarah Elliott (Head of Construction) and Matthew Pexton explore why standard form contracts, such as JCT, need to be amended to reflect the new Building Safety Act requirements.
More about Updating Contracts for Building Safety RegimeGateway 2: BSR Bottlenecks Unsurprisingly, delays in securing Gateway 2 approvals from the BSR remain high on the agenda. The delays have a domino effect: developers are unable to commence construction, and investors are reluctant to release funds which in
More about BSA in practice: challenges and evolving solutionsOn 1 May 2026, phase 1 of the new regime will come into force, on which date the majority of the more significant changes to tenancies, existing and new, will take effect and all tenancies will automatically transfer onto the
More about The Renters’ Rights Act 2025On 7 October 2025, amendments to the Building Regulations 2010 and Registered Building Control Approvers (RBCAs) Regulations (England) 2024 came into force. These: Clarify the obligations of clients/developers (Client) in relation to building control completion notices, which must be given
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