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...

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...

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...

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...

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   ...

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...

Article contributed by Piers Harrison Tanfield Chambers   Piers Harrison looks at the BSA: some things that definitely do not work, some that seem not to work and others which have odd consequences.   The BSA 2022 and associated legislation has been drafted at speed;...