22 Apr, 2024 Key Takeaways and Insights from the HDN Board Diversity Conference By Sharon Thandi Last Thursday I spent the day up in Leeds and had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the Housing Diversity Network (HDN) Board...
02 Apr, 2024 Update: Upper Tribunal determines that a manager appointed by the First Tier Tribunal is not an Accountable Person under the Building Safety Act 2022 By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells Lee Russell The manager, Mr Unsdorfer, appealed the First Tier Tribunal’s (‘FTT’) decision that a manager appointed by the FTT under a management...
02 Apr, 2024 New Guidance on Building Liability Orders By Mark London Will O'Brien This new ruling provides clarity on how the Courts may treat Building Liability Orders in the future. What is a Building Liability Order...
12 Mar, 2024 Remediation Contribution Orders cover preventative and historic costs By Zoe McLean-Wells James King Remediation Contribution Orders Section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022 ("BSA") allows anyone with a legal estate in a relevant...
06 Mar, 2024 UK Government expanding remedies under the Building Safety Act 2022 – but it could go further By Will O'Brien Mark London Lee Russell Mark Foxcroft +1 more... Show less The Government’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill has made its way through the House of Commons and has had its first reading in the...
04 Mar, 2024 Cladding Safety Scheme Eligibility: Further Guidance By James King As highlighted in one of Devonshires' previous articles, the move away from remediation work that is in strict compliance with Building...
14 Feb, 2024 The public register of Higher Risk Buildings is now live By Zoe McLean-Wells Hannah Keane The Building Safety Regulator’s public register of higher risk buildings went live on 12 February 2024. The register provides information...
09 Feb, 2024 What happened to our insurance?! How PAS 9980 Assessments and external wall remediation might impact, and possibly jeopardise, your building insurance By Michael Wharfe Stephen Netherway Amongst our Housing Association and public sector clients, we are noticing a developing trend in buildings insurance that raises...
24 Jan, 2024 The First Tier Tribunal makes two further Remediation Orders pursuant to section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 By Lee Russell Mark London Zoe McLean-Wells Two recent FTT decisions on Remediation Orders (ROs) pursuant to section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 take the total number of...
18 Jan, 2024 Building Safety Act 2022 - Requirement for a BSA complaints policy is now in force By Zoe McLean-Wells The Building Safety Act 2022 (the BSA) was introduced partly to give residents and homeowners in higher-risk buildings more rights and...
13 Nov, 2023 Building Safety Conference 2023 - Construction Department's Top 10 Takeaways By Mark London Asif Patel Michael Wharfe Kathryn Kligerman +1 more... Show less We were delighted to welcome almost 200 delegates to our Flagship Building Safety and HRB Conference which took place at the end of last...
13 Nov, 2023 Key takeaways from Devonshires' Building Safety Conference - Dutyholders By Ellie Fletcher On 30 October 2023, at the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”) Conference, Lee Russell, Michael Wharfe, and Ellie Fletcher explored the...