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 planning permission or building control...more
The Technology and Construction Court has delivered a series of High Court judgments (in Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd; and LDC (Portfolio One) Ltd v George Downing Construction Ltd and European Sheeting Ltd) in...more
The Building Safety Act 2022 imposes new safety duties on building owners and landlords and new liabilities for non-compliance. When landed with a bill for remedial works, landlords must now also look to the restrictions on...more
There was much fanfare when Chelsea Football Club secured planning permission for redevelopment of Stamford Bridge last year. However, one family’s fight against the new stadium’s impact on its right to light had the...more