Wedlake Bell Insights

    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • Bulletins
    • Jun 27, 2025

    JCT target cost contract family launched as part of the 2024 edition

    Essentially TCC is a contract based on the JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 which provides for financial risk sharing between the contract parties on pain/gain principles.  The sum to be paid under the main contract is the Target Cost

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    • 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 for carrying out work on HRBs it is a very good place

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    • 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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    • Legal Podcast
    • Feb 19, 2025

    Real Estate Podcast – Second bite of the cherry

    Supermarkets, sushi, deceit, zoos – our Landlord and Tenant Case law update podcast has it all. Whether you own or manage a commercial space, or are occupying as a tenant, our quick listen covers three important case examples where parities

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    • 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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    • Bulletins
    • Sep 26, 2024

    Code of practice on the new tipping act – What employers need to know

    The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (the “Tipping Act”) comes into force on 1 October 2024. The Department for Business and Trade has recently published its Code of Practice on the Fair and Transparent Distribution of Tips (the “Code”),

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