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    Building and Fire Safety Hub

Over the coming years the Real Estate and Construction industries will encounter substantial regulatory reform with regard to building and fire safety.

Substantial works are already underway to replace unsafe cladding and with the new Building Safety Act 2022 and likely on-going regulatory reform, there will be fundamental changes to all stages of the design and construction of buildings and their subsequent occupation, management and operation, as well as ownership obligations.

We act for a range of stakeholders that are and will be affected by these new regulatory requirements including house builders, funders, developers, contractors and urban estates. Through our market leading experts in the planning, construction and real estate sectors, as well as our health and safety expertise, we are able to provide you with a single source for advice and guidance on the implications of these impending changes.

Latest Developments in Building and Fire Safety

Below you will find the latest news and insights on issues concerning the remedial cladding schemes as well as the latest on the Building and Fire Safety reforms, including a timeline of the development of building safety through the years and to date.

Building and Fire Safety Timeline

Building and Fire Safety Timeline

A timeline of the development of building safety through the years and to date.

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  • Oliver Park writes for Estates Gazette on a recent rebuke to the FTT over its management of a remediation order case

    Oliver Park

    In the Press

  • Unblocking Delays in High-Rise Home Construction: A New Era for Building Safety Regulation

    Tegan Johnson

    Quick Reads

  • Property Week quotes Michael O'Connor on the Court of Appeal rejecting Get Living's appeal against Triathlon over fire safety defects

    Michael O'Connor

    In the Press

  • Levy the Playing Field – The challenges of the Building Safety Levy for the Living Sector

    Ashley Williams

    Insights

  • Beyond Gateway 2

    Mark Barley

    Insights

  • Michael O'Connor and Lauren Fraser write for Property Week on the impact of the Building Safety Act on residential property management

    Michael O'Connor

    In the Press

  • Developers Granted (Temporary) Reprieve: Building Safety Levy Postponed To Autumn 2026

    Ashley Williams

    Insights

  • Building Safety and the challenges for UK construction - where are we now?

    David Savage

    Events

  • Michael O'Connor writes for Construction News on the potential impact of Building Liability Orders (BLOs) on the construction sector

    Michael O'Connor

    In the Press

  • Adjudicators can hear legacy building safety defect claims: BDW Trading Limited v Ardmore Construction Limited [2024] EWHC 3235

    Melanie Tomlin

    Insights

  • The first case on Information Orders in connection with Building Liability Orders: BDW Trading Limited v. Ardmore Construction Limited & Ors

    Ogooluwa Esther Michael-John

    Insights

  • Carris Peacey and Sylwia Jatczak write for R3 RECOVERY Magazine on the Building Safety Act 2022 and the obligations on IPs

    Carris Peacey

    In the Press

  • Building Liability Orders: New Guidance from the Courts

    Melanie Hardingham

    Insights

  • Building Safety: What’s in store for 2025?

    Michael O'Connor

    Insights

  • The New UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard 2024 – an ESG milestone?

    Tegan Johnson

    Insights

  • Building Safety for Higher Risk Buildings – How is the Regulatory Regime bedding in?

    Kate Knox

    Insights

  • Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 - further amendments to the BSA 2022

    Oliver Park

    Insights

  • Estates Gazette, New Civil Engineer and BE News quote David Savage on the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report

    David Savage

    In the Press

  • Inside Housing quotes James Walton on the potential financing impact of delays at the Building Safety Regulator

    James Walton

    In the Press

  • When does new safety regime apply to commercial units?

    Emma Humphreys

    Insights

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