Devonshires

7/31/2025 12:49:43 PM

Awaab's Law – a legislative update and, separately, recommendations for development transactions

By Triya Maicha Baljit Basra Charlotte Sawyer +1 more...

Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...

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...

7/17/2025 1:41:49 PM

New Infrastructure Projects Pipeline Published

By Caroline Mostowfi

As promised in the Government's 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, the pipeline for new infrastructure projects has now been published...

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...

7/10/2025 4:14:04 PM

Law Commission’s review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in respect - business leases and security of tenure

By Grant Duranti

What’s this all about? The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (aka the ‘54 Act) governs security of tenure for business premises. Specifically,...

7/10/2025 3:04:04 PM

Recent Government announcements and consultations, including the launch of the rebranded £39 Billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme

By Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Jonathan Jarvis

The UK Government has over the last couple of weeks made several significant announcements and published a number of consultations,...

7/9/2025 8:49:32 AM

Whose property is it anyway? High Court refuses to make a vesting order where company dissolved

By Will O'Brien Rosemary Pijper

When an English company is dissolved whilst still owning assets, those assets (normally a property) vest in the Crown. Where a freehold...

7/2/2025 8:00:54 AM

UK Government Launches Ambitious Ten-Year Infrastructure Strategy – perspectives for housing and other social infrastructure

By Caroline Mostowfi

Following the recent Spending Review and related announcements, the UK Government has now provided a landmark ten-year Infrastructure...

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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