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Find out how the Building Safety Act 2022 (the “BSA”) is operating in practice and keep track of developments with our Building Safety Act Unit’s analysis of the key issues.
Members of Tanfield provide regular seminars on the BSA so please contact Lydia Benaicha if you would like to discuss this further.
- Cases
Keep up to date with cases on the Buildings Safety Act 2022. If we have produced an article on a particular case, you will also see this noted.
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- 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).
- Tanfield has worked with The Law Society to produce “The Building Safety Act: A guide for property lawyers” which can be purchased here.
- Tanfield Talks ‘Butler and Bowker on the BSA’ is now avaliable on all major podcast platforms. They discuss some of the latest developments in the caselaw under the Building Safety Act, and what might be expected in this area in 2025. Avaliable on all major podcast platforms here.
- The Tanfield Spring Conference 2023 was entitled “A day with the BSA”. You can see a copy of the programme here and an introductory video here. All the talks were recorded and those recordings, along with the handouts and slides, can be purchased for £100 + VAT. Please contact Libby Sampson-Shaw 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” also covered some of the issues coming up under the BSA.
- Tanfield’s Follow Up Day with the BSA was held on the 7th February 2024. You can view an introductory video to the event. If you would like to purchase a copy of the full recordings and handouts for £100 + VAT, please contact Libby Sampson-Shaw.
- 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.
- Links to related legislation
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The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgments in the eagerly
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Retrospective Service Charge Protection under Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act
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