Ian Quayle delves into the Building Safety Act 2022, addressing its challenges in reception due to drafting issues and conveying the Law Society's guidance on critical aspects like funding remediation, solicitor criteria, and safeguarding leaseholders, with an...
Building Safety Act 2022
Adriatic Land 5 Limited v The Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point [2023] UKUT 271 (LC)
Ella Grodzinski examines the recent legal proceedings in the case of Adriatic Land 5 Limited v Leaseholders at Hippersley Point, highlighting its relevance to disputes involving high-risk properties, with a particular focus on residential service charges and the...
Loophole in the BSA closed by the Levelling Up & Regeneration Act 2023
Article contributed by Tanfield Chamber The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 received the Royal Assent on 26th October 2023. The government has finally closed the loophole in the Building Safety Act discussed by Mark Loveday at the ALEP conference. Although...
The Building Safety Act – Early Reflections
Article contributed by Andrew Butler KC, Tanfield Chambers Andrew Butler KC reflects on the effect to date of the Building Safety Act 2022 “Too early to tell” – the response famously attributed to Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai when he was asked about the...
Demystifying The Building Safety Act 2022: 45 Essential Questions Answered
Howden Insurance UK recently hosted a webinar with Ian Quayle of IQ Legal Training to provide some “nuts and bolts” practical guidance on the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) for those engaged in residential conveyancing. This article covers the questions received...
PII vs Conveyancing and the Building Safety Act 2022
Article contributed by Jenny Screech, Howdens. If you mention the words “Building Safety Act” to a legal professional the responses seem to range from a sharp intake of breath to a look of dread. It is new, it is complicated, it is still evolving. This means there...
Western Beach Apartment v Leaseholders: Fire Safety, Lease Variations and Remedies Under the Building Safety Act
Article contributed by Robert Bowker and Greg Barnbrook Robert Bowker and Greg Barnbrook review the implications of the Western Beach Apartment case. On 3 August 2023, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), in Western Beach Apartments v Leaseholders...
Cladding Remediation and Related Costs Recovery – A New Case in the FTT
Article contributed by Robert Bowker and Jeremy Weaver of Tanfield Chambers Robert Bowker and Jeremy Weaver, an associate director at Bradys Solicitors analyse the recent case of St John Street Property Services Group v Riverside Group Ltd. Introduction ...
2-4 Leigham Court Road
Article contributed by Ian Quayle 2-4 Leigham Court Road LON/ooAY/HYI/2022/0005 & 0016 As identified by Rob Bowker and Pauline Lam concerning the above case, I thought it important to look at the case from the perspective of the residential...
Remediation Order – BSA 2022
Article contributed by Robert Bowker and Pauline Lam Robert Bowker and Pauline Lam (Russell Cooke) discuss a recent case concerning a property at 2-4 Leigham Court Road, London SW16 2PG, and the first remediation order to be made under the BSA 2022 (in favour...