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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.
The Technology & Construction Court judgment in Baltimore Wharf SLP v Ballymore Properties Limited v WSP UK Limited [2026] EWHC 312 (TCC) considers whether a binding agreement can be reached during settlement negotiations which are carried out on a ‘subject to contract’ basis
The Upper-tier Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has handed down its decision in the Vista Tower dispute Edgewater (Stevenage) Limited and Others v Grey GR Limited Partnership [2026] UKUT 18 (LC).
The First tier Tribunal’s January 2026 decision in Canary Riverside Estate marks one of the most influential interpretations to date of the Building Safety Act 2022 and sets a clear direction for how “relevant defects” and “building safety risks” will be assessed going forward
The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) has issued a decision concerning Cypress Point, Leylands Road, Leeds, varying the timescale and obligations under an existing Remediation Order made under section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022.