Aug 30, 2024 Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires' Flagship Conference Returns By Lee Russell Mark London Following last year’s success, we are delighted to announce the return of our flagship conference on the Building Safety Act 2022. The...
May 29, 2024 The Principal Accountable Person regime: the FTT's first decision By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells Ellie Fletcher The First Tier Tribunal ('FTT') has made its first determination under section 75 of the Building Safety Act 2022 ('the BSA') as to the...
May 20, 2024 Remediation Orders: Update on First Tier Tribunal Decisions By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells Ellie Fletcher The First Tier Tribunal ('the FTT') has recently ruled in three cases regarding Remediation Orders bringing the current total to six....
Apr 22, 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...
Apr 02, 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...
Apr 02, 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...
Mar 12, 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...
Mar 06, 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...
Mar 04, 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...
Feb 14, 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...
Jan 25, 2024 The First Tier Tribunal makes their first determination on the Accountable Person regime under the Building Safety Act 2022 By Hannah Keane Lee Russell Mark London In their first determination pursuant to section 75(1) of the Building Safety Act 2022 (‘the BSA’), the First Tier Tribunal (‘FTT’) has...
Jan 24, 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...