Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page outlines some of the significant changes affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis. 1. Galliard and Emerson sign remediation contract Galliard Homes and Emerson Group have joined 44 other developers in signing the remediation contract for … Read more
Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page outlines some of the significant changes affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis. 1. Developer remediation contract This week, Galliard Homes signed the government’s developer remediation contract, committing the developer to remediate their unsafe buildings. This brings … Read more
Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page outlines some of the significant changes affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis. 1. Developer remediation contract Two weeks on from the deadline to sign the government’s remediation contract, committing developers to addressing life-critical fire … Read more
Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page sets out some of the most significant latest developments affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis. 1. Developer remediation contract deadline While only 39 companies had signed by the deadline, an extension allowed others to sign up. … Read more
Earlier this evening the directors at Keeble Brown, Jane Cozens and Spencer Neal sat down with the team to share notes. Like all Budgets, the significance of the UK’s first proper budget in 19 months will only become apparent in the coming months, but that is no reason to hold back from offering up some … Read more
Today is International Women’s Day, a day that has marked the achievements of women and highlighted injustices they face for over 100 years. Jane Cozens, Director at Keeble Brown, reflects on what International Women’s Day and this year’s theme of #embracingequity means to her. ‘I’ve been very lucky to have a long and varied career … Read more
Today, Friday 9 September 2022, the United Kingdom enters a period of national mourning to mark and commemorate the death of Queen Elizabeth II. All around the world there are people waking up to a new, unsettling, and profound sense of loss, a phenomenon that has surprised many. By trying to understand why there is … Read more
Prior to 5 May commentators agreed that the 2022 local elections represented a potential watershed moment in UK politics. To an extent they were right. While local elections often point to trends that will influence the upcoming general elections, the 2022 ballots had the potential to significantly undermine the Conservative Party leader and prove the … Read more
Last month Rishi Sunak announced the annual UK Budget and published the accompanying Spending Review, which outlined government expenditure plans for the next fiscal year. These two announcements follow months of discussions about spending priorities among MPs, as the UK government has spent hundreds of billions tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. Sunak’s plans offer spending increases for … Read more
September is a busy period in the social affairs calendar: Parliament is back, inquiries have resurfaced, and party conference season is starting. Ministers have said goodbye to the serenity of summer holiday season and are facing up to the old and new challenges that lie ahead. As autumn arrives we find ourselves with a … Read more
