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The latest decision from the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) on remediation orders is about the increasingly thorny issue of seeking to vary (extend) the time for compliance with a remediation order.
In July, the Government launched a consultation on the emergency repairs route under the higher-risk buildings (HRB) regime with the aim of improving proportionality and outcomes in building control.
When Mills & Reeve assembled a team of lawyers from across the built environment sector to explain the Building Safety Levy back in May, I somehow made the team discuss the 50% discount which applies to previously developed sites.
Another recent decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) concerns a remediation order (RO) made in respect of Oyster Bay Apartments in Poole.
The BSR has announced plans to revise its approach to BACs for occupied higher-risk buildings, moving towards what it describes as a more "proportionate", "intelligence-led" and "risk-based" assessment model.
This blog discusses the recent £3.68 million Remediation Contribution Order made by the First-tier Tribunal in relation to fire safety remediation works under section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022.
We don’t often see enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision successfully defended on grounds of a breach of natural justice, but it happened in the recent case of Premier Modular Limited v Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [2026] EWHC 1404 (TCC).
The recent Deerns UK Limited v VDC LHR11 Limited [2026] EWHC 1509 (TCC) judgment confirms that the final date for payment must be a fixed period, calculated from the due date with no provision to vary or extend the final date.
In the recent First-tier Tribunal decision of City of Lincoln Council v Plantview Limited, the Council sought a remediation contribution order (RCO) under the Building Safety Act 2022 against Plantview Limited in slightly unusual circumstances.
The First tier Tribunal has recently delivered the first judgment directly examining regulation 3 (“Regulation 3”) of the snappily named Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information) etc Regulations 2022. The decision provides important guidance for landlords navigating the remediation funding landscape under the Building Safety Act 2022.
In September 2025, the Upper Tribunal handed down judgment in the appeal in Almacantar Centre Point Nominee No.1 Ltd v De Valk & Or. The appeal concerned the scope of the service charge protections in Schedule 8 to the Building Safety Act.
The Technology and Construction Court (the “Court”) has handed down an important judgment on when the courts will intervene to prevent payment under a performance bond. In CR Construction (UK) Company Limited v Barclays Bank plc & Northern Gateway (FEC) No. 7 Limited, the Court reaffirmed the strict approach taken to on‑demand bonds and the very narrow circumstances in which injunctive relief will be granted.