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UK: Tenant fit-out works in higher-risk buildings

Under the regulations brought into force in the wake of the Building Safety Act 2022, works to existing buildings – including tenant fit-out works - can require regulatory...

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UK Building Safety Act update: building assessment certificates, the golden thread and what’s coming next

2024 has brought with it a raft of new building safety legislation. Here is an update on what’s new – particularly in relation to building assessment certificates and the golden ...

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UK First Tier Tribunal: Pre-Building Safety Act costs recoverable under Remediation Contribution Orders

In our update a year ago, we reported on the first remediation contribution order (RCO) made by the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) under section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022. In Triathlon ...

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RAAC renting

The potential failure of RAAC panels in schools made front-page news back when term started in September. The problem has not gone away. And it’s not just schools and hospitals...

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UK Building Safety: 11 days left to register your higher-risk building before the 1 October deadline

1 October is the deadline for registering higher-risk buildings. Here is a brief recap on everything you need to know about registration.

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UK Building Safety – RAAC liability: no concrete answers

In back to school week, the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in over 150 school buildings, posing a risk of collapse, dominated the headlines. However, the...

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UK Building Safety - Watch your back: here comes RAAC

In back to school week, the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in over 150 school buildings, posing a risk of collapse, dominated the headlines. However, the...

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Fire Safety: UK Tribunal makes first remediation order

The first remediation order has been made under the Building Safety Act 2022, requiring a landlord to carry out works to fix fire safety defects.

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Act now or pay the price: UK Building Safety Act - Responsible Actors Scheme now in force

The responsible actors scheme – which requires residential property developers to agree to remediate fire safety defects in relevant buildings, or face being barred from securing...

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