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
The appointment of Michael Gove as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the latest reshuffle has taken many in both the commentariat and housing industry by surprise. Gove has the reputation among his colleagues of being the ultimate survivor; he has served in successive cabinets dating back to 2010 and has … Read more
As ministers top up their tan abroad, whilst parliament has its summer holiday, the public continues to wage the war on cladding on home turf. The fallout from Robert Jenrick’s recent announcement, that buildings under 18m no longer need an EWS1 form, has continued to attract headlines. As if the debate over who exactly requires … Read more
Proving the old adage ‘stars that burn twice as bright, burn half as long’ firmly wrong, the infamous Building Safety Bill continued to dominate the media landscape this month. The Bill had its first reading at the start of July, gaining mixed reviews. Once the typical procedural pomp of the first reading was out of the way, the media could grab its popcorn and … Read more
