10/1/2025 8:09:39 AM An Update on the Grenfell Recommendations - as 1 becomes 3 By Lena Barnes In our May article, we wrote about the progress made by the Government following its acceptance of the 58 recommendations made by the...
9/25/2025 1:00:41 PM The Developer Remediation Contract for Wales By Lena Barnes John O'Mahony You may have missed that over the summer, as part of a phased introduction of changes, the Welsh Government has published its Developer...
9/25/2025 12:56:25 PM Findings from the Front By Lena Barnes Mark London The Regulator for Social Housing has today released its findings from the 2025-26 Q1 Fire Safety Remediation Survey on buildings over 11...
9/24/2025 9:18:01 AM Upper Tribunal clarifies leaseholder protections for unsafe cladding By Zoe McLean-Wells Hannah Keane A recent decision by the Upper Tribunal (‘UT’) in Almacantar Centre Point Nominee No 1 Ltd and another v de Valk and others [2025] UKUT...
9/19/2025 8:57:23 AM Joint plan to accelerate the remediation of social housing By Matthew Cocklin Alicia Ogborn Bethany Penman In August 2025, the Government published its joint plan to accelerate the remediation of social housing (“the Joint Plan”). The Joint...
9/12/2025 4:11:37 PM Devonshires and Five Paper host joint conference on the changing legislative environment housing providers are facing By Mark Foxcroft Rebecca Brady On Thursday 11 September, we were delighted to jointly host a conference with Five Paper: “Risks and Opportunities for Housing Providers...
8/13/2025 1:40:45 PM Cladding Safety Scheme Reform – Update for Social Housing Providers By Rachel Jones Michael Petrick On 11 June 2025 it was confirmed that social housing providers were going to be granted equal access to the Government’s Cladding Safety...
7/29/2025 9:55:43 AM Can parties adjudicate a dispute arising under a settlement agreement: recent court guidance in London Eco Homes Ltd v Raise Now Ealing Ltd [2025] EWHC 1505 (TCC) By Patrick Trevor Karen Morean Summary Parties have the option to adjudicate an issue arising under a contract if: there is an express right to adjudicate in the...
7/23/2025 2:39:01 PM Guidance on Level of Detail for Gateway Applications By Mark London James King Following on from our earlier article regarding the publishing of new Construction Leadership Council guidance (“CLC”), this article...
7/23/2025 2:19:09 PM CLC Issues New Guidance to Tackle Gateway 2 Delays By Mark London Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Following on swiftly from the recent Fast Track Process announcement, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a suite of...
7/17/2025 2:33:05 PM Landmark “Building Safety (Wales) Bill” released By Alex Clarke Lena Barnes Last week on 7 July, the Welsh Government introduced the new Building Safety (Wales) Bill and its Explanatory Memorandum. Alongside this...
7/16/2025 8:00:31 AM Building Safety Levy Regulations Published By James King The Draft Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 have now been published. Set to come into force on 1 October 2026, the draft...