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29th November 2023

Find out how the Buildings Safety Act 2022 (the “BSA”) is operating in practice and see our Building Safety Act Unit’s analysis of the key issues of which all those in the property market need to be aware.

You can keep track of developments on this page.

• The Tanfield Spring Conference was entitled “A day with the BSA”.  You can see a copy of the programme here and an introductory video in the link below.  All the talks were recorded and those recordings, along with the handouts and slides, can be purchased for £100 + VAT.  Please contact Sally Wollaston if you are interested.
• The Tanfield Junior Property Autumn Conference on 31st October 2023 – “Nightmares for Property Litigators – the things that keep you up at night & how to deal with them” will also cover some of the issues coming up under the BSA.  Find out more and book tickets here.
• Our recent articles on the BSA include:
  • A look at the Hippersley point case which reviews Waite v Kedai (remediation orders) (Robert Bowker)
  • The implications for PRs and trustees of the definition of “qualifying lease” (Andrew Butler KC)
  • Like buses… four key fire safety/BSA  (Robert Bowker)
  • Tribunal sheds light on applications for cladding remediation orders (Robert Bowker)
  • Western Beach Appartment v Leaseholders: fire safety, lease variations & remedies under the BSA (Robert Bowker)
  • Register your block of flats by 1st October 2023 – or go to jail!  (Mark Loveday)
  • Cladding remediation and related costs recovery – a new case in the FTT: St John Street Property Services Ltd v Riverside Group Ltd (Robert Bowker)
  • 2 – 4 Leigham Court Road – remediation order under the BSA 2022 (Robert Bowker).
  • Caught in the Act?  Problem leases under the qualifying lease regime in the BSA 2022. (Andrew Butler KC).
  • BSA2022: different statutory regimes do not operate in isolation (Various leaseholders of Priory Heights v Central Beds Council) (Robert Bowker).
  • Several contributions to the Property Law UK special BSA edition:
    • Making an application for a remediation contribution order (RCO) (James Fieldsend).
    • All change!  Landlord certificate and leaseholder deed of certificate (Andrew Butler KC).
    • Leaseholder causes of action: key points for busy practitioners (Hugh Rowan).
    • Limitations on recover of remediation costs through the service charge: schedule 8 (Daniel Dovar).
    • Qualifying leases: before you buy  (Richard Miller)
    • Litigating remediation contribution orders (Rob Bowker)
    • Certification requirements and conveyancing: dealing with the blunt end of the BSA (Sara Jabbari)
  • The BSA – Faulty Workmanship? (Piers Harrison)
  • A proliferation of certification: the impact of Part 5 & Schedule 8 of the BSA for landlords and managing agents (Andrew Butler KC)
  • The BSA – an Easter 2023 update (Rob Bowker)
  • Property litigation: a date with Schedule 8 (Andrew Butler KC)
  • Some important topics to keep track of in the residential property sector in 2023 (Nicola Muir)
• Links to related legislation
  • BSA – leaseholder protections – England – Regulations 2022
  • BSA – leaseholder protections – Information etc – England – Regulations 2022
  • The BSA – Early Reflections 
  • Connected replacement leases – s119A Levelling Up & Regeneration Act 2023 (closed loophole in BSA).

Members of Tanfield provide regular seminars on the BSA so please contact Sally Wollaston if you would like to discuss this further.

We also work with other organisations to provide training.  Andrew Butler KC has put together a BSA online course for those acting for landlords in conjunction with Ian Quayle of IQ Legal Training.

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