Devonshires

12/31/2025 9:30:11 AM

BSR gets tough: first injunction preventing occupation

By Riah Bleasby-Doherty Geri Batchelor

For the first time, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has exercised its regulatory function under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA)...

12/30/2025 9:30:10 AM

Updated Gateway 2 Guidance

By James King

The BSR has updated its higher-risk building approval guidance in relation to: Staged applications - A new section headed ‘Staged...

12/18/2025 2:20:18 PM

Higher-Risk Building Definition Anti-Climax

By Mark London Lee Russell

Currently, the definition of a higher-risk building (HRB) is any building that is: at least 18 metres in height, or at least 7...

12/16/2025 9:23:37 AM

House of Lords brand BSR delays as "unacceptable" and makes recommendations for reform

By Mark London Asif Patel James King

Everyone involved with building work on higher-risk buildings (HRBs) will be acutely aware of the frustration that building control...

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...

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