Devonshires

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...

6/26/2025 2:56:28 PM

New Electrical Safety Regulations laid in Parliament

By Anna Bennett

On 25 June 2025, the Government laid new electrical safety regulations before parliament, “The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private...

6/26/2025 2:02:22 PM

Awaab’s Law: Government releases its response to consultation and publishes draft guidance for social landlords

By Kerri Harrison Baljit Basra

The Government has released its response to the consultation on new requirements under Awaab’s Law, including timescales for repairs 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...

5/21/2025 2:38:41 PM

Supreme Court publishes decision on URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd

By James King Will O'Brien

Story so far… URS was the structural engineer for BDW in relation to residential tower blocks that were developed between 2005 and 2012. ...

5/15/2025 4:40:41 PM

HCLG expresses concerns over Government response to the Grenfell Tower fire

By Zoe McLean-Wells Ellie Fletcher

The House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government committee (HCLG) has written to the Angela Raynor (Secretary of State) and...

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...

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