Cladding and building safety insights

In our February 2025 Building Safety Update: Government response to Grenfell we summarise the Government's response to the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report, including key points of interest for developers and contractors.

In our December 2024 Building Safety Update: Government’s “Remediation Acceleration Plan we summarise the UK Government’s new proposals to speed up the pace of remediation work and further to protect residents and leaseholders.

In our April 2024 Building Safety Update, we review the position at the end of the transitional period for the Dutyholder and Building Control rules that came into force in October 2023, and consider some recent cases on the Defective Premises Act 1972.

In our February 2024 Building Safety update we look at key changes in the building control regime which are due to come into force on 6 April 2024.

In our April 2023 Building Safety update we look at new secondary legislation coming into force this month, and a UK Government focus on construction product manufacturers.

Our January 2023 Building Safety update looks at a decision of the First Tier Property Tribunal, making what we believe to be the first Remediation Contribution Order under new powers to enforce remediation granted by the Building Safety Act 2022.

In this December 2022 Building Safety Update we look at key government consultations including the recently announced consultation on the Building Safety Levy.

In this November 2022 update, we look at some points of note from the recent government consultation seeking views on the design and implementation of the Building Safety Levy.

In this October 2022 update we look at Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution Orders, in the light of a DLUHC announcement that it will pursue a freeholder.

In our September 2022 Building Safety update, we consider the commencement of further sections under the Building Safety Act 2022, bringing into force the Building Industry Scheme and development and building control prohibitions.

In our July 2022 Building Safety update, we look at an English court judgment on key fire safety issues, and at a government consultation on secondary legislation to support the Building Safety Act.

In our May 2022 Building Safety update we look at timeline for sections of the Building Safety Act coming into force between May and October, and include a visual summary of the key provisions of the BSA.

Third April 2022 Building Safety update: the Building Safety Bill will become law on 28 April, with some key provisions to come into force two months thereafter and others requiring secondary legislation.

In this second April 2022 Building Safety update, we anticipate the Building Safety Bill becoming law shortly, and look at DLUHC negotiations with the developer and construction products industries and updates in relation to RICS guidance and the building safety levy.

In this April 2022 Building Safety update, we look at changes made to the Building Safety Bill during the report and third reading stages in the House of Lords, and other developments including new Government factsheets and a developer pledge to DLUHC

In our March 2022 Building Safety update we consider the revised draft of the Building Safety Bill, cross-party efforts to “make industry pay”, DLUHC letter to residential property developers, and the potential impact of the war in Ukraine on remedial works.

In our February 2022 Building Safety update we look at the FCA and CMA’s review of the residential property insurance market, the Building Safety Bill debate in the House of Lords, a Government consultation on its “polluter pays” proposals, and a further DLUHC letter to residential developers.

Our second January 2022 Building Safety update looks at a number of additional topics, including the progress of the Building Safety Bill, a letter from the Government to the Construction Products Association regarding remediation costs, the opening of an online portal for leaseholders to access information about the building safety fund applications made for their properties, and the Court of Appeal judgment in Mulalley & Co. Ltd v Martlet Homes Ltd.

Our January 2022 Building Safety Bill update looks at 4 main topics including a recent cladding claim judgment (Naylor v Roamquest), Government statement on 10 January 2022 about proposed building safety changes, publication of BSI guidance PAS9980 and draft changes to the Building Safety Bill.

Our November 2021 Building Safety Bill update looks at the current status of the Building Safety Bill, the expected timeline for its passage and when its various provisions are likely to come into force, and at changes in relation to remediation costs intimated by the incoming Secretary of State for the Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities.

Our October 2021 Building Safety update summarises the progress of the Building Safety Bill as it continues its way through the parliamentary process. We look at the submissions and evidence heard by the Select Committee so far, and proposed amendments to the Bill.

Our note in relation to the updated draft of the Building Safety Bill published on 5 July 2021, which contains new proposals regarding recovery by landlords and retrospective extension of owners' rights under the Defective Premises Act 1972. Watch Steven Kaye and Emily Monastiriotis discuss the key issues and uncertainties arising from the Building Safety Bill in this August 2021 video. You can track the passage of the Bill through Parliament here; and the Government has set out its likely programme for implementation. If you would like to know more, we would also be more than happy to discuss any queries you have regarding the Bill, or to provide training or host a discussion with your team on its potential implications, which are significant.

Our May 2021 Cladding Update summarises key developments in the UK and Australia and their implications including contribution and causation in the Lacrosse Appeal, industry knowledge of ACM panel cladding in the Grenfell Inquiry and the Fire Safety Act, which came into force on 29 April 2021.

Our Insights publication on the government's proposed fire safety measures following publication of the Phase 1 Grenfell Inquiry Report.

Our update on MHCLG's November 2020 Supplementary Note to its consolidated January 2020 safety advice for building owners.

We comment on the Government's November 2020 clarification of the circumstances in which the EWS1 forms should be used.

Our February 2021 Managing Risks in Construction webinar looking at Fire Safety and Building Regulations can be found here.

Our insurance podcast on Fire Life Safety claims in the Middle East.

Hear Emily Monastiriotis’ thoughts on the Cladding Remediation fund, announced in February 2021.