Leaseholder Protections – Update
Under the leaseholder protections if you are a landlord of a relevant building you should be aware that there have been some important changes to the legislation that we would like to update you on.
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Building Safety Act (BSA) – Safety Case
The government has set out its outline plans for what is known as the building safety case. The building safety case is a key requirement under the Building Safety Act (BSA).
Registration of higher-risk buildings
The Building Safety Act (BSA) 2022 was commissioned in the UK in response to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. This legislation aims to improve building safety and prevent similar incidences from recurring.
THE BUILDING SAFETY ACT ‘PAP’
The Building Safety Act is a new legislation, concerned with improving the safety within high rise blocks of flats. The Act was introduced in April 2022, with different elements coming into force over 2022/23.
AN UPDATE ON THE ENERGY MARKET
The energy market is experiencing such extraordinary volatility and is currently at unprecedented levels, which unfortunately shows no sign of improvement, according to reports in the national press.
NEW LAWS IN PLACE FOR LEASEHOLDERS
On 28 June 2022, new laws in place sees qualifying leaseholders protected from paying for cladding remediation and limits future liability towards the repair of other historical building defects.
BUILDING SAFETY FUND REOPENS
28 July 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced that the government’s £4.5 billion Building Safety Fund has reopened for new applications. Visit Gov.UK for more information.
THE fire safety regulations 2022
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 are to be introduced as a way of implementing the recommendations following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. These regulations are intended to come into force on 23 January 2023.
THE BUILDING SAFETY ACT 2022 UPDATE
The Building Safety Act 2022 has now come to pass and includes new amendments which developers and building owners have been waiting to hear after the Act received its first reading at the House of Commons in July 2021.
Items In Communal Areas
Communal areas of residential blocks contributes towards the overall fire safety of a building. These areas can prove detrimental to the fire safety of a building if they become congested.