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
More about Part one: Occupied hrbs must be on the register – 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 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
More about Part four: Service charge recovery shortfalls in mixed use buildings – 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)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)Alongside the shine and sparkle of the festive season – with its flurry of activity spilling beyond crowded shopping malls and into living rooms (and offices) warmly lit by the glow of Christmas decorations – there is another kind of
More about The register of overseas entities: The update season?Dismissing the claimant’s appeal in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416, Sir Geoffrey Vos MR (with whom Birss LJ and Carr LCJ agreed), answered both questions in favour of the Council, holding that the claimant
More about Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilFrom 1 January 2024, the Retained EU (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 takes effect which will remove general EU-derived laws and principles, creating a risk that the case law covering certain critical workers’ rights would fall away, impacting on areas
More about Upcoming changes to holiday pay, working time and TUPEIn this episode, Partner, Suzanne Gill and Associate, Gabriela Georgieva give an overview of the articles from the latest edition of our Real Estate publication, Quarterly in Advance.
More about Episode 34 quarterly in advance updateEternity Sky Investments Ltd, a BVI incorporated company, although ultimately part of the investment arm of a large group of companies incorporated in the People’s Republic of China, presented a petition pursuant to the Administration of Insolvent Estates of Deceased
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