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How the Government’s developer remediation contract will affect developers
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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has imposed an ultimatum for developers to sign up to their developer …
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Cladding and fire safety defect claim: LDC (Portfolio One) Ltd v (1) George Downing Construction Ltd and (2) European Sheeting Ltd
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In this insight, we discuss what is only the second reported cladding case since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, illustrating the c…
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Legal action against Vista Tower freeholders – a warning for industry to “step up”
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Last year saw the Government launch its first legal case against a freeholder for failing to fix identified building safety def…
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The Building Safety Levy: a consultation
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We consider the recently released consultation for how developers will pay to fix unsafe orphaned buildings via the new Buildin…
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Fire risk remediation: St James’s Oncology v Lendlease judgment
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The St James’s Oncology v Lendlease judgment provides clear warnings to the industry about how the courts are going to interpre…
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External wall fire safety: first post-Grenfell liability judgement
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A recent judgment in the case of Martlet Homes Limited v Mulalley & Co. Limited is the first decision on civil liability in a c…
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Building Safety Act: the main changes
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The Building Safety Act 2022 received Royal Assent in April and is now on the statute books. In this article we take a look at …
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Building Safety Bill Update: new proposals and how they affect residential developers
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The Secretary of State for the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Michael Gove, has recently announce…
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Gove intends to make developers pay for the cladding crisis
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Michael Gove made a play to the electorate with an announcement that he intends to make developers fund cladding remediation on…
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Another change of stance by the Government on cladding
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In this article, we look at the Government’s latest announcement on cladding and high rise building safety made by Michael Gove…
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