Building safety

Building safety

Our Building Safety team specialises in advising on this complex area of law. With expertise in the Building Safety Act 2022 and related Building Regulations, we offer advice to developers, real estate funds, investors, freeholders and leaseholders.

We can advise on the legal aspects arising from the following areas:

Compliance: We advise freeholders and leaseholders of higher-risk buildings on their obligations in relation to the new dutyholder regime and management of building safety risks.

External Wall Systems: In conjunction with experts in fire engineering and façade engineering, we advise on claims arising out of defects in external wall systems.

Lease Terms and Legislation: We review lease terms and relevant legislation, assessing the current position and advising on the respective parties’ rights and obligations.

Service Charges Challenges: We assist in challenging service charges related to remedial works.

Government Funds Applications: We advise clients who are applying for relevant government funds and seeking recovery from the parties responsible for the fire-related defects.

Track record

Private residential development

Advising the freeholder of several towers of a residential development in central London in relation to the works required to rectify defective cladding and firestopping in the external walls.

Our advice has included advising the freeholder on various obligations arising from the grant funding agreement and liaising with the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) on the completion of the agreement, drafting and negotiating the building contract and assisting the freeholder to complete the DLUHC’s cost recovery questionnaire.

Meet our team