The Building Safety Act 2022
The Building Safety Act 2022 (Act) received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022, introducing fundamental reform across the construction and property industries to ensure greater accountability and responsibility for fire and structural safety issues for those parties responsible for the design and construction of building – particularly residential.
The Act has far reaching ramifications throughout building process and its provisions will affect all those involved from planning through to design and construction and also occupation of higher-risk buildings. The Act also impacts upon developers, building owners and occupants of existing higher-risk buildings and seeks to regulate liability for historic defects.
As a full-service law firm, JMW are able to provide comprehensive, commercial advice and assistance to anybody affected by these major reforms. To find out how our expert property litigation solicitors can help you, contact us on 0345 872 6666, or fill in our online enquiry form and we will get back to you.
The Building Safety Act 2022 raises and addresses issues across the areas of Landlord & Tenant and Construction
The Building Safety Act 2022 introduces a new regime for higher-risk buildings in occupation and it contains extensive provisions affecting the landlord and tenant relationship. These extend into the field of Construction Law creating new rights and procedures to enforce those rights that affect in particular anyone with legal ownership which includes obligations to keep a building in good repair. The new act makes light of the corporate veil which provides the protection of limited liability to a company.
Our team can assist in advising on:-
- Accountable Person and Duty Holders
- Gaining access for building safety works;
- Service charge recovery and disputes;
- Advice and training on Gateway 1 (planning phase) including obligations and discharge of the same;
- Remediation and Remediation Contribution Orders;
- Building Liability Orders;
- Preliminary orders for information in connection with a Building Liability Order;
- Cost contribution orders (concerning construction products);
- Lease interpretation;
- Leaseholder and Landlord Deed of Certificates;
- Recovery of monies from third parties;
- Enforcement and improvement notices;
Blogs
RAAC and Residential Leaseholders
A lot has been said recently about Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete or RAAC. Much of the focus has been on its use in schools. However, RAAC has potentially been used in all sorts of building projects, including leasehold flats.
Building Safety and Rent
The Building Safety Act 2022 is intended to improve building safety, especially in relation to fire safety in blocks of flats which are deemed to be higher risk. However, it has some interesting provisions that will have wider effects.
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To speak to one of our specialist lawyers about a Building Safety Act or related issue simply call us on 0345 872 6666 today, or allow us to call you back at a more convenient time by completing our online enquiry form.
