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...
9/24/2025 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...
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...
7/16/2025 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...
6/30/2025 11:02:37 AM Building Safety Regulator Reform - a 'Fast Track' process By James King HRB building control approval applications under the new approval process, known as Gateway 2, have been facing criticism for the...
6/30/2025 8:00:44 AM New Resolution Process for Building Safety Claims in the TCC and FTT By Alicia Ogborn Will O'Brien The Building Safety Act Working Group announced on Friday 20 June 2025 that it intends to introduce a new streamlined resolution process...
6/25/2025 12:43:01 PM The Expanding Reach of Environmental Criminal Law By Michael Lewis Prateek Sharma Think breaching a Tree Preservation Order is just a planning issue? Think again. Environmental offences are no longer a side note in...
6/23/2025 2:59:53 PM The FTT finds that legal costs of Remediation Order and Remediation Contribution Order applications can be recovered via a RCO By Zoe McLean-Wells Will O'Brien The First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) recently arrived at its decision in respect of a Remediation Order (RO) pursuant to section 123 of the...
6/11/2025 3:56:37 PM Spending Review marks a big renewal for housing in the UK By Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Ben Halsey The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, presented her 2025 Spending Review (SR25) to Parliament today and, on the face of things, it was very good...