Wedlake Bell Insights

    • Building Safety Act
    • Nov 19, 2025

    BSA in practice: challenges and evolving solutions

    Gateway 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

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    • Insights
    • Nov 18, 2025

    Diamonds are forever…

    It may surprise some that lawyers are regularly asked this question. The 1930s marketing campaign from De Beers suggested it was appropriate to spend a single month’s salary on an engagement ring – but this is long outdated. Engagement rings

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    • Insights
    • Nov 17, 2025

    The Renters’ Rights Act 2025

    On 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

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    • Insights
    • Nov 14, 2025

    Change to ACAS Early Conciliation Period from the 1 December 2025

    The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 changes the current early conciliation period from six weeks to twelve weeks for all cases notified to ACAS after 1 December 2025. It is the hope of

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    • Building Safety Act
    • Nov 13, 2025

    Autumn BSA Regulatory Update

    On 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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    • Insights
    • Nov 12, 2025

    The seven-minute heist: What the Louvre robbery teaches us about lending

    Protecting an object via the terms of the loan agreement A well-drafted loan agreement prescribes exactly how the object is handled and protected both during transport and after arrival at the institution. The agreement may specify who can handle the

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    • In Trust
    • Nov 11, 2025

    In Trust – November 2025

    With the UK facing economic headwinds and political recalibration, all eyes are on Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she prepares to deliver the Autumn Budget on 26 November 2025. Her pre-Budget statement this week, referencing “necessary choices,” has further fuelled speculation

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    • In Trust
    • Nov 10, 2025

    Autumn Budget 2025: speculation mounts over personal tax reforms

    With the UK facing a fiscal shortfall estimated at between £25 and £30 billion, the government is under pressure to raise revenue through tax rises and spending cuts. Reeves’ reference to “necessary choices” in her unprecedented pre-Budget statement on 4

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    • In Trust
    • Nov 5, 2025

    Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – what landlords need to know

    Whilst further regulations are eagerly awaited to bring the Act into force, it is vital that landlords are prepared for the changes. To assist landlords, we’ve outlined the key changes in the summary below. Existing tenancy agreements and new tenancy

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