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The New Building Safety Act Becomes Law As More Developers Sign the Building Safety Pledge Contract

The UK Levelling UP Secretary, Greg Clark, has announced that the building safety pledge contracts will soon become a legally binding requirement that all leading UK house builders must sign within a month. However, it will take a coordinated effort by all the stakeh...

Read    18/08/2022

How the New Renters Reform Bill Will Benefit both Tenants and Landlords

The Renters Reform Bill, described by the UK government as “the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in 30 years,” is now a reality. Among the wide-ranging proposals suggested in the ‘Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper’ is the introduction of a single ...

Read    17/08/2022

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

e Fire Safety (England) Regulations is a crucial step toward implementing the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report recommendations. The Regulations will be introduced under Article 24 of the Fire Safety Order. It will become law on 23 January 2023.According to the r...

Read    08/08/2022

No More Ground Rent on New Build Homes

The UK Government announced recently that ground rent on new leases will not be applied from the 30th of June 2022. This is the date that ground rent is scrapped on all new residential leases in parts of the UK, i.e., the date when the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) ...

Read    08/08/2022

Event Space in Camden Town | Ringley Group

Camden is not just about the bustling marketplace or the Regent’s Canal. It also offers some commendable venues for events.Over the past few years, Camden has emerged as one of the top-rated event space destinations for corporate and private parties, companies planni...

Read    08/08/2022

UK Property Law: A round up of Far-Reaching Changes for Landlords, Tenants, and Leaseholders in 2022

Some sweeping changes are coming up in 2022 that may affect the property market in the UK in several ways. These changes encompass licensing rules, tax-related changes, renting processes, and other aspects. New landlord rules and announcements are among the changes o...

Read    08/08/2022

40 Percent Privately Rented UK Homes Unlikely To Meet New EPC Targets

A recent analysis of the English Housing Survey indicates that as much as 40 percent of privately rented homes in the UK will be unable to achieve the energy-efficiency rating target. The draft of the policy introduced by the government includes a ‘preferred policy ...

Read    08/08/2022

The Building Safety Act receives Royal Assent

In short the Building Safety Act 2022 just received Royal Assent. This means that it is expected that by September 2022 if not earlier it will be law and limitation periods will be extended retrospectively from 12 to 30 years. And, better still, the route of making...

Read    02/05/2022

Building Safety Bill becomes Building Safety Act 2022

The Governments Building Safety Bill is an innovative change to building safety legislation that was introduced in draft form in July 2020. The Bill’s purpose is to create a new outlook for the general public’s view on the construction and maintenance of residential ...

Read    29/04/2022

Right To Manage – Land Mark Decision - Estate Areas

If you are a leaseholder in a block that has acquired the right to manage and live on a multi-building development, an appeal case heard in the Supreme Court in November could be important for you and your neighbours to know.

Read    08/02/2022

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