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...
The Building Safety Act 2022 is causing many problems for transactional property lawyers. Most of the common problem issues have already been examined but I have over recent weeks looked at the revised TA forms and consider how a conveyancer for the seller or buyer...
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;...
Article Contributed by James Fieldsend, Tanfield Chambers Overview Section 124 BSA (Building Safety Act) 2022 gives to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (FTT) the power to make an RCO. That is an order: made on the application of an interested...
Article contributed by Andrew Butler KC, Tanfield Chambers In this article: “the 711 Regs” means the Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/711) “the 859 Regs” means the Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections)...
Article contributed by Hugh Rowan, Tanfield Chambers The Building Safety Act 2022 (‘BSA’) has fortified leaseholder’s positions in a number of ways (albeit some are still pending). The three principle new causes of action (plus one old cause, anticipated to...
Article contributed by Daniel Dovar, Tanfield Chambers Introduction The BSA (Building Safety Act) both compels landlords to remediate through implied lease terms (new s.30C, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985) and remediation orders (s.123, BSA). It also...
Article contributed by Richard Miller, Tanfield Chambers Most of the protections for leaseholders of flats in relevant buildings in Part 5 and Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“the BSA”) are predicated upon the lease being a “qualifying lease”; that...
Article contributed by James Brooks, Novello Chartered Surveyors Over the last 6 months, I have been on a ‘CPD roadshow’ meeting nearly 300 solicitors and delivering free training sessions covering a variety of topics from building regulations to the implications of...
Article contributed by Zahrah Aullybocus, Nexa Law Leasehold Flats – Buildings Under the 11m Height: What Are the Considerations and Risks? The Building Safety Act 2022 (‘BSA’) has created a minefield for conveyancers to navigate through in relation to...
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