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RIBA publishes 2024 Building Regulations Principal Designer Professional Services Contract: a new resource under the Building Safety Act
August 2024RIBA has recently published the Building Regulations Principal Designer (“BRPD”) Professional Services Contract (“PSC”) 2024, which sets out the services to be provided in accordance with the new Building Safety Act (“BSA”) regime. It is now available to purchase in paper form. With limited government and industry guidance on the new regime, RIBA has led… Read More >
DLUHC secures landmark Remediation Order under Building Safety Act 2022
May 2024The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has won a landmark legal challenge against the freeholder, Grey GR, by obtaining its first Remediation Order under the Building Safety Act 2022. A Remediation Order (“RO”) requires a freeholder to remedy specific relevant defects in a specified time on a building. For more information on ROs,… Read More >
Principal Designer (Building Safety Act 2022) – Six Months On
April 2024It is now six months since the role of the Principal Designer came into force under the Building Safety Act 2022 and associated secondary legislation[1]. As this role begins to become adopted and market standard in the industry, what have we learnt so far? Industry Approach Initial appetite to take on this Principal Designer role… Read More >
Note on Building Safety Act Secondary Legislation
October 2023Introduction This note will mainly focus on what certificates and declarations will need to be provided and when, for the carrying out of works to an existing higher-risk building, as per the Building Safety Act and the related secondary legislation recently published. Much of this information can be found in The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures)… Read More >
Building Safety Act: Key Considerations for Contractors
September 2023Much commentary to date in relation to the Building Safety Act 2022 has considered how it applies to clients but it will also have a significant impact on contractors. The Building Safety Act introduced large scale change in relation to the building safety regime generally and to the design, construction, and occupation of high-risk residential… Read More >
Secondary Legislation Published – Part 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022
September 2023The government has published a suite of secondary legislation which will come into force on 1st October 2023 and implement Part 3 of the Building Safety Act which addresses the new building control regime. We set out below the key elements of the secondary legislation, and consider the corresponding government guidance issued in respect of… Read More >
Building Safety Act Bulletin: Government response to DLUHC’s consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings
August 2023Yesterday the government published its response to the DLUHC’s consultation published on 20 July 2022 which sought views on proposals for improving the new regime for higher-risk buildings as created by the Building Safety Act. The government response to the consultation provides valuable insight as to what the industry can expect in terms of the… Read More >
Principal Designer Series: The role of the Principal Designer – Building Safety Act v CDM Regulations
August 2023As we witness an increase in Building Safety Act drafting across the industry, one question is cropping up more and more frequently – how is the new role of the Principal Designer under the Building Safety Act distinct from the role of the Principal Designer under the CDM Regulations? What are we seeing? It is… Read More >
Building Safety Act 2022 – Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution Orders
May 2023Prior to the Building Safety Act 2022, it was commonplace for landlords of multi-occupied residential buildings to be responsible for the building’s upkeep and maintenance, and to pass these costs on to the long leaseholders via the service charge. The landlord generally had the power to determine whether a building should be remediated, when this… Read More >
Building Safety Act 2022 – Duty Holders
February 2023Following the enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act) last year we wanted to inform you about a recent development concerning a key principle of the Act; duty holders. Part 3 of the Act aims to increase and improve accountability and competence within the built environment sector by introducing a duty holder regime.… Read More >