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RIBA publishes 2024 Building Regulations Principal Designer Professional Services Contract: a new resource under the Building Safety Act
RIBA 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
The 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 >
The Building Safety Act 2022
The Building Safety Act 2022 has undoubtedly been the biggest shake up of building safety regulation since the Building Act 1984. With the conclusion of the transitional arrangements due on 6 April 2024, we invite you to join our esteemed construction health and safety lawyers Joanna Lewis, Michael Salau and Andrew Croft for a webinar… Read More >
Principal Designer (Building Safety Act 2022) – Six Months On
It 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 >
The Impact of the Building Safety Act on the Role of Approved Inspectors
In this webinar, Michael Salau, Andrew Croft and Ellie Eastwood discuss the impact of the Building Safety Act on the role of Approved Inspectors. The webinar focuses on the changes which affect the role of Approved Inspectors, the future for Approved Inspectors (and the newly introduced Building Control Approvers) and the impact on contractual documentation,… Read More >
Note on Building Safety Act Secondary Legislation
Introduction 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
Much 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
The 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
Yesterday 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
As 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 >