4/28/2025 12:50:19 PM Heathrow substation fire raises important issues about electricity infrastructure By Nat Cartwright Ben Halsey The recent fire which broke out at the North Hyde substation (SST) in Hayes, west London received significant publicity over the...
4/23/2025 10:36:17 AM Welsh Government consult on new regulatory regime for higher-risk buildings By Victoria Smith The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on the next stage of its phased approach to building safety reform, which centres...
4/8/2025 12:46:51 PM A landlord cannot be the subject of a Remediation Order where the Right to Manage has been exercised By Zoe McLean-Wells The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) ('FTT') has dismissed an application for a Remediation Order ('RO') pursuant to s123 of the...
3/26/2025 11:54:04 AM 5 key takeaways from Devonshires' Breakfast Briefing on the Commonhold White Paper By Jonathan Corris Mark Foxcroft Ben Halsey Earlier this week, we were pleased to hold a breakfast briefing on the Government’s Commonhold White Paper (CWP). The briefing...
2/26/2025 5:09:45 PM Government Responds to the Phase 2 Grenfell Inquiry Report By Mark London On 26 February 2025, in a Ministerial statement in the House of Commons, Angela Rayner commented on the Phase 2 report and noted that the...
1/15/2025 4:57:40 PM Landmark decision confirms historical Building Safety claims can to go to adjudication By Mark London Kathryn Kligerman The ruling in BDW Trading Limited v Ardmore Construction Limited (2024) is critically important as it has confirmed the wide scope of...
12/5/2024 2:45:40 PM Remediation Acceleration Plan - Deadline set for the removal of dangerous cladding By Mark London Rachel Jones Building owners have 5 years to remove dangerous cladding, or they face potential prison sentences On 2nd December, in open letters to...
9/27/2024 3:03:06 PM 10 Key Housing Management and Property Litigation takeaways from the BSA Conference 2024 By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells On 25 September 2024, Devonshires hosted their flagship Building Safety Act 2022 Conference. Following on from last year’s success, this...
9/12/2024 12:10:49 PM High Risk Buildings: Security Considerations By Charlotte Ingram Rachel Dros The horror of the tragedy at Grenfell Tower continues to reverberate throughout the social housing sector, as we soberly digest the...
8/30/2024 8:29:09 AM 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...
8/23/2024 9:24:30 AM How does an internal investigation affect an inquest? By Samantha Grix Narin Masera After having recently represented a Registered Provider of Social Housing (RP) during an inquest following the death of one of their...
5/20/2024 5:27:38 PM 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....