Jessica Eades

Oct 11, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Jo Ord |Jessica Eades

It seems barely a day goes by without there being a story in the news about some building-related defect, at the moment its RAACS and the ensuing raft of building closures. Not so long ago it was cladding. You will no doubt remember the Grenfell Fire Tragedy and the resulting call to overhaul regulations governing the building / development industry (which were viewed by many as being defective).

Sep 27, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Jo Ord |Jessica Eades

At the moment, we are not sure any property round up would be complete without some mention of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022). As will likely be familiar to the reader, the long-awaited act (and the even longer awaited supporting regulations) was passed in an attempt to hold developers (and potentially land owners) responsible for issues with fire safety in high rise residential blocks. A digest of some of the recent developments can be found .

Sep 27, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Jo Ord |Jessica Eades

At the moment, we are not sure any property round up would be complete without some mention of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022). As will likely be familiar to the reader, the long-awaited act (and the even longer awaited supporting regulations) was passed in an attempt to hold developers (and potentially land owners) responsible for issues with fire safety in high rise residential blocks. A digest of some of the recent developments can be found .

Sep 12, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Jack Haworth |Christina Tennant |Jessica Eades |Philippa Shutter

The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) introduces a rigorous new building safety regime for certain residential buildings, imposing more onerous requirements on those identified as “higher-risk buildings”. 1 October 2023 will bring this new regime into force. 30 September 2023 is the deadline for submitting the application to register any qualifying “higher-risk buildings” that are used for any residential purposes, including as part of a mixed-use regime.