Property
Building Safety & Cladding
The tragic fire at Grenfell Tower caused monumental change in the construction sector. Cladding and building safety issues continue to plague millions of homeowners across the country. At the same time, the industry is struggling to come to grips with the voluminous amount of legislative changes introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022 and the plethora of secondary legislation proliferating therefrom.
Edwin Coe’s multi-disciplinary Building Safety and Cladding team has substantial experience dealing with all aspects of cladding and building safety issues including:
- advising leaseholders, landlords, RTM companies, resident management companies and agents in relation to:
- responsibility for defective cladding, building safety defects and defects generally; and
- service charge provisions regarding payment of remediation works and associated costs;
- advising ‘applicants’ on the government schemes for funding remediation works including the Building Safety Fund and the Cladding Safety Scheme;
- dealing with disputes for defective works (which often extend beyond cladding issues) including acting for freeholders and homeowners with claims under new home insurance policies;
- drafting construction contracts and appointments to engage contractors and consultants for remediation works;
- advising and negotiating agreements between clients and their original developer flowing from the Developer Remediation Contract which ‘pledged’ developers have signed with the Government;
- advising builders/contractors on their liability in relation to any defective cladding and building safety defects;
- providing homeowners with guidance when buying or selling a property which may be subject to the requirement for an EWS1 form; and
- advising landlords and leaseholders on their current duties and responsibilities under the Building Safety Act 2022 and otherwise, including under the Defective Premises Act 1972.
For further information, please contact any member of the Building Safety and Cladding team.
Overview of Building Safety Issues
Intended to address failings laid bare by Dame Judith Hackitt’s scathing review of building regulations and fire safety, the Building Safety Act 2022 imposes extensive changes for the entire life cycle of developments generally and in particular higher-risk buildings.
Our Building Safety blog series provides insight into the sweeping reforms introduced in the Act. From what buildings are subject to the Act’s provisions, understanding the role of the Building Safety Regulator and investigating the responsibilities of Accountable Persons, to discussing the various ‘gateways’ and examining the implications on developers, building owners and residents, we wade through the expanse of information on the new regime being imposed by the complicated and far-reaching Act.
Please view our Building Safety updates:
Building Safety During Construction
- 15/10/2024 – Building Safety Act: The Building Regulations Dutyholder Regime – not only for Higher-Risk Buildings!
- 11/06/2024 – Building Safety – Procurement Implications of Gateway Regime for Higher-Risk Buildings
- 05/12/2023 – ‘Golden Thread’ Information for Higher Risk Buildings – What are Accountable Persons’ Responsibilities?
- 03/10/2023 – Building Safety Act – new building control regime has arrived
- 31/08/2023 – Building Safety Act – Time is running out to register your higher-risk building
- 21/08/2023 – Building Safety Act – New building control regime for higher-risk buildings and building regulations changes for all buildings
- 01/08/2023 Building Safety Act – Don’t forget to register your higher-risk building
- 27/07/2023 Cladding Safety Scheme for 11+ Metre Buildings Launched
- 05/07/2023 Building Safety Act 2022 – Developers to be ‘Responsible Actors’
- 05/04/2023 Building Safety Act – Registration of higher-risk buildings: And so it begins
- 31/01/2023 Developers’ Building Safety “Pledge” becomes binding
- 29/12/2022 Building Safety Act 2022: important provisions brought into force in 2022, but much help still needed
- 14/02/2022 Building Safety Bill – Defective Premises Act
- 02/12/2021 Building Safety Bill – Gateway Overview
Building Safety During Occupation
- 18/01/2024 – Building Safety Act: Implied terms in leases
- 05/12/2023 – ‘Golden Thread’ Information for Higher Risk Buildings – What are Accountable Persons’ Responsibilities?
- 20/09/2023 – The First Remediation Order under the Building Safety Act
- 31/08/2023 – Building Safety Act – Time is running out to register your higher-risk building
- 23/08/2023 – Accountable Persons under the Building Safety Act 2022
- 15/08/2023 The Building Safety Act: Considerations for commercial property
- 01/08/2023 Building Safety Act – Don’t forget to register your higher-risk building
- 05/07/2023 Building Safety Act 2022 – Developers to be ‘Responsible Actors’
- 05/04/2023 Building Safety Act – Registration of higher-risk buildings: And so it begins
- 31/01/2023 Developers’ Building Safety “Pledge” becomes binding
- 29/12/2022 Building Safety Act 2022: important provisions brought into force in 2022, but much help still needed
- 09/11/2022 Building Safety Act – Landlord and Leaseholder Certificates
- 14/02/2022 Building Safety Bill – Defective Premises Act
Contact our Building Safety Team
telephone: 020 7691 4000
or email: enquiries@edwincoe.com
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