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The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | the Building Safety Bill: what will be the impact on property investors?

Investors in multi-residential property need to understand the scope of the proposed legislation and the potential impact on their investment
Regulatory and compliance

Public and utilities procurement thresholds are set to rise in the new year

The revised value thresholds that trigger the application of public and utilities procurement regulations will now include VAT
Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation and transitional risk: How will your investment decisions be impacted?

With energy projects operated and their returns modelled for such long periods of time, how might lenders identify and manage
Decarbonisation

COP26 | How has the global climate summit advanced the goal of adaptation and biodiversity?

Investment in nature-based solutions and support for ecosystems are core to COP26's vision to use adaptation strategies to solve both
The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | The Building Safety Bill: who pays?

The question of who pays for future safety measures within residential buildings can be contentious and emotive, but is one
The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | The Building Safety Bill: Claims for defective work

Developers and contractors would be subject to a new 15 year liability period in relation to construction defects under the
The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | The Building Safety Bill: How golden does the 'golden thread' need to be?

Quality of information will be the first line of defence against complaints, claims and alleged breaches of the proposed legislation
The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | The Building Safety Bill: meet the duty holders

Enhanced and new roles will create challenges for those involved in the development and management of multi-residential property
The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe – Video Series

The Building Safety Bill will, in the Government's words “deliver the biggest improvements to building safety in nearly 40 years”
The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | The Building Safety Bill: who and what does it apply to?

As the proposed building safety legislation makes its way through Parliament, we open our new Insights and video series on
Decarbonisation

Net zero construction: the problem with embodied carbon

The UK government's Heat and Building Strategy fails to adequately address embodied carbon, which is expected to account for almost
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

New research by Economist Impact , supported by Osborne Clarke, has identified 12 technologies that can help cities achieve their