What the Building Safety Act Means for Developers - A Roundup

Introduction

The Building Safety Act has changed the legal landscape and introduced liabilities for developers on both existing sites with historic safety problems and new builds. Targeted at reducing the risk of fire and/or structural collapse of higher-risk buildings, the Act brings into force changes to industry practice and opening up to tenants the possibility of claims going back for 30 years.

This webinar will look at the key provisions of the Act and how they affect developers of residential buildings, including registered providers.

This webinar is only relevant for sites in England.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Which types of structures, defects and tenants are covered by the Act
• What your liabilities are for existing defects
• The new limitation periods that apply to your liabilities
• What the limitation periods mean for insurance and off-setting losses against contractors and designers
• The new right to claim for defective construction materials
• The regulator’s new right to prohibit persons from developing
• Your obligations for new developments
• The new system of Building Regulations approvals and what it means in practice
• New ombudsman and homes warranties schemes

This webinar was recorded on 23rd March 2023