Legal wrap: RAAC, defective cladding and the Building Regulations

This week, we look at reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, its effect on landlords and tenants and the relationship with the Building Safety Act 2022. Building safety coverage continues, with View from the Bar shining a light on the different approaches in England and Scotland to the problem of defective cladding and EG’s APC Series providing an A-Z of the Building Regulations. Other topics covered include break rights, proprietary estoppel and telecoms, not to mention a wealth of other content reported as news, practice points and case summaries. Legal news Delay to Uptown Riverside development in Salford leads to £21m lawsuit Property Alliance Group is building three residential towers next to the River Orwell BHS collapse: ‘the very definition of wrongful trading’ High-street icon fell into insolvency with huge debts, large job losses and a pension deficit Court approves ‘newcomer injunctions’ against travellers Councils can bar travellers from camping on local authority land without permission Legal features RAAC and the Building Safety Act 2022 Matt Neave and Katie Dunn look at how reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete affects landlords and tenants Proprietary estoppel debate rages on Jonathan Upton considers a knotty legal problem relating to the disposition of an interest in land With break options, it’s about intention Natalie Aldread provides an insight into the factors that will persuade a court to provide break options in a lease renewal View from the bar: building safety in England and Scotland Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC, Adam Rosenthal KC, Cecily Crampin and Daniel Black set out the two different approaches in the two jurisdictions to the problem of defective cladding An A-Z of the Building Regulations APC candidates must be aware of the implications of the regulations, regardless of their discipline Legal notes: Sequential regimes for telecoms Louise Clark analyses a case involving Code rights and the 1954 Act Practice points Court upholds transfer to nominee purchaser S Franses Ltd and another v Block 6 Ashley Gardens Roof Gardens Ltd and others Finding of proprietary estoppel overturned Steels v Steels and another Case coverage Case summary: Steels v Steels and another Proprietary estoppel – Representations – Detrimental reliance