Building Safety Act 2022

The Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act) has been brought in, largely as a response to the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, and introduced a raft of new legislation, ostensibly to protect leaseholders from bearing the cost of remedying building safety defects, for which they were not responsible. 

However, the legislation is incredibly complex and almost seems to have been designed to trip up the unwary landlord or developer, who can then be exposed to enormous levels of costs in order to comply with its provisions. 

At Nockolds, we have a team of experts to help guide you through this challenging area, at a time when many law firms are simply refusing to advise on transactions where the Act applies. 

How can we help you?

  • Identify whether the building for which you are responsible is a “relevant” one*;
  • Check if your rooftop development will fall foul of the Act’s provisions;
  • Seek a Remediation Order to address historical safety issues; or
  • Navigate the complex certificates required by the Act
  • Advise on remediation contribution orders and costs already paid by leaseholders for relevant works

Recent successes include:

  • Working with our developer clients to implement policies to ensure that BSA dates are not missed and that the relevant Certificates are provided or requested where needed
  • Working with our managing agent clients to identify buildings which are affected by the Act and assisting with replies to forms LPE1
  • Acting for Landlord clients to negotiate the withdrawal of Improvement Notices served by Local Authorities, concerning remediation works covered by the Act
  • Advising a Developer client on the terms of a Remediation Order and liaising with various third parties including the Fire Brigade and the Building Safety Regulator to assist with compliance with the order

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Further Support

If you are a managing agent, we have a bespoke service for you which includes advice on the Act – Block Assist.

If you are a developer, we have a bespoke advice service for you which includes advice on the Act including advising on and drafting Remediation Agreements – Construction Assist.

Our Team of experts have presented on the Building Safety Act to various audiences, if you are a Managing Agent and would like to arrange for us to present to you and your clients please contact us to discuss this.

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Nockolds are the first team I recommend, to Landlords and Leaseholders, as they have shown to me they have a good and wide breadth of knowledge of the Building Safety Act and provide sound advice and assistance - Developer Client

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