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On 19 June 2025, the government introduced its 10-Year Strategy, a comprehensive plan aimed at fostering economic growth through investment in (amongst other areas) housing and social infrastructure. This strategy marks a...more
The government has announced changes to the Building Safety Regulator, aimed at tackling current delays to the approvals process. Building Safety Regulator - Delays The Building Safety Act (BSA) created a new Building Safety...more
The UK Supreme Court’s (Court) decision in URS Corporation Ltd v. BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 resolves key questions around the recoverability of remediation costs where the developer no longer owns the property and has no...more
Key takeaways The Building Safety Levy will come into effect in Autumn 2026. The Building Safety Act 2022 gave the government the power to impose a building safety levy on new residential buildings requiring certain building...more
The High Court has imposed the first Building Liability Order under the Building Safety Act, passing liability for building safety defects from an SPV to its wealthier parent company....more
As we look ahead to 2025, several key areas within the real estate sector are poised to see an uptick in disputes. This report outlines ten pressing issues that property owners, occupiers, developers and investors should be...more
1. SUPREME COURT PUTS COLLATERAL WARRANTIES IN THEIR THEIR PLACE - Can a collateral warranty be a "construction contract" under the Construction Act, an agreement for the carrying out of construction operations?...more
In the case of Bellway Homes Limited v Surgo Construction [2024] EWHC 10 TCC, the court addressed whether it is possible to start a smash & grab adjudication but also a claim based on true value adjudication as a secondary...more
The first provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) came into force on 28 June 2022 and the remainder are expected to be implemented by October 2023. The BSA introduces a new regime governing the design, construction,...more
The House of Lords has concluded its review of the Building Safety Bill. The final set of amendments will now be considered in the House of Commons before the bill is ready to receive royal assent. The changes include new...more
We have learnt that HMRC has dropped its proposal to make the build-to-rent (BTR) sector subject to the new residential property developer tax (RPDT). We understand that BTR activity will not be in scope of the tax at this...more
What’s happened? The Government has issued new guidance to help councils grant planning permission for Build to Rent schemes. This is great news for Build to Rent developers as it should mean that permissions are granted...more