Cladding meaning

In this issue: Building safety Building regulations Alternative dispute resolution Arbitration Environmental issues Projects Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts Construction trackers Building safety CLC announces restructure of ICSG The CLC has set out a reorganisation of the Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) to enhance competence and safety standards across the built environment sector. Under this strategic change, the ICSG will become a formal working group within the Building Safety Regulator’s Industry Competence Committee. The refreshed framework features sector-led groups, key topic groups and working groups, informed by contributions from more than 60 professional and trade bodies and 1,500 individuals, reinforcing the drive for improved standards. See: LNB News 09/12/2024 61. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement) Regulations 2024 SSI 2024/370 These regulations designate 6 January 2025 as the appointed day on which all provisions of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024 not already commenced will come into...

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In this issue: Enforcing security and property insolvency Service charges Disputes and remedies Repairing obligations and dilapidations Residential tenancies Rent and rates Contractual issues Additional Property Disputes updates LexTalk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Latest Q&As Enforcing security and property insolvency Applications for possession and sale of the family home in bankruptcy (Armstrong v Temblett) The matter involved an application by Mr Armstrong, acting as trustee in bankruptcy (the trustee), seeking an order for possession and sale of Mrs Vanessa Temblett’s London property, jointly owned with her husband (the London property). The court determined that, under section 335A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), the trustee was entitled to possession and sale, as no exceptional circumstances were identified to rebut the statutory presumption that creditors’ interests prevail over other factors. The judgment highlights the need for practitioners...

On 1 November 2023, the Scottish Government laid the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) before the Scottish Parliament. Its introduction followed the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government announcement in September 2023. Its purpose was to confer on the Scottish Government ‘new powers to remediate buildings with unsafe cladding that present a risk to life’. The Bill gained Royal Assent on 21 June 2024, thereby becoming the Housing (Cladding Remediation) Scotland Act 2024 (H(CR)(S)A 2024). H(CR)(S)A 2024 commenced on 6 January 2025. This Practice Notes considers the principal provisions of H(CR)(S)A 2024 and what they mean for property developers in Scotland. Background to H(CR)(S)A 2024—the Cladding Remediation Programme Scotland’s framework for building and fire safety differs from that in England and Wales. This is because building regulations and fire safety are ‘devolved matters’—ie, areas in which the Scottish Parliament can legislate. Notable differences include: building regulations—Scotland’s building regulations are made under the Buildings (Scotland) Act 2003. The Building Act 1984, which underpins building regulations...

This Practice Note explains the professional indemnity insurance (PII) obligations for architects, with specific guidance on the Architects Registration Board (ARB) minimum standards. Regulatory setting Who is the regulator? The ARB is the statutory regulator for architects under the Architects Act 1997 (the Act). Under section 13, the ARB must issue a code setting out the standards of professional conduct and practice expected of registered architects: the Architects Code: Standards of Professional Conduct and Practice. A revised Code of Conduct took effect on 1 September 2025 (the ARB Code), superseding the 2017 edition. Non-compliance with the ARB Code does not, in itself, amount to unacceptable professional conduct or serious professional incompetence; however, it will be considered in any proceedings before the ARB’s Professional Conduct Committee. From June 2022, the Building Safety Act 2022 broadened the ARB’s powers, enabling it to assess architects’ competence, set relevant criteria, and remove an architect from the register where those criteria are not met, or...

What is design and build? In its essence, design and build (D&B): is a procurement route under which one organisation (the D&B contractor) takes responsibility for both the design and the construction stages of a scheme, and can give the employer a single point of contact and accountability, thereby lowering the employer’s risk. Whilst D&B places greater risk on the D&B contractor, this is dealt with through pricing overall What is D&B insurance and why is it needed?...

If a property vendor makes an inaccurate statement of fact, and the purchaser relies on it when agreeing the contract, it could potentially be suitable to pursue a claim for misrepresentation...