Full Description
The Building Safety Act 2022 is an important and complex new piece of legislation which is causing confusion for conveyancers and other property professionals. Written by a team of practising barristers from Tanfield Chambers specialising in residential and commercial property work, this book provides a practical guide to the Act and focuses on key issues for property lawyers, including:
* The impact of the Act on the recoverability of service charges
* Use of the Landlord Certificate and Leaseholder Deed of Certificate
* The role and relevance of Accountable Persons and Principal Accountable Persons
* Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution Orders
* Building Liability Orders
* Amendments to the Building Act 1984 and Defective Premises Act 1972 (including the extension of limitation periods)
* Liability in relation to construction products
* Applications to the First-Tier Tribunal under the Act
Containing two chapters written by qualified conveyancer and well-known legal trainer Ian Quayle, it covers all aspects of the Act, with a particular focus on the implications for purchasers, leaseholders, landlords and managing agents, tenants, property developers, and those advising them. It takes a practical, straightforward approach to explaining the complex issues arising from the Act.
Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Overview of Part 3; 3. Building safety risks; 4. High-risk buildings; 5. Who is an 'accountable person'?; 6. Duties of accountable persons; 7. Duties of residents; 8. Enforcement; 9. Part 5 and the Schedule 8 Exceptions; 10. The landlord's certificate; 11. Leaseholder deed of certificate; 12. Section 112 and the new LTA 1985, s.30D; 13. Service Charges in respect of Remediation Works; 14. Remediation orders and remediation contribution orders; 15. Building liability orders and information orders; 16. Architects; 17. Construction product claims; 18. Liability of associated persons and personal criminal liability; 19. Transactional issues for residential conveyancers: acting for the seller; 20. Acting for the buyer in residential conveyancing transactions; 21. Courts and tribunals; 22. The Building Safety Act in Wales.
