Leasehold fire safety

The focus on fire safety has increased drastically since the introduction of the Building Safety Act (BSA), as it includes new measures, some of which are hard to interpret and may require expert assistance.

Keeping up to date with fire safety

Following the tragic events of Grenfell Tower and the subsequent introduction of the Building Safety Act, a number of leasehold properties have been found to need substantial fire remediation works. Additionally, a significant amount of leasehold properties have needed to introduce new processes, some of which are extremely costly, such as a waking watch.

How can Brady Solicitors help?

All these new introductions have raised a number of questions which the experts at Brady Solicitors can assist you with, such as:

Who is responsible for fire remediation works
How are any required works funded
How to communicate and arrange access with leaseholders
What funding options are available
How to deal with obstructive leaseholders
How is cladding replacement arranged
Are managing agents responsible for apartment entrance doors

Related news and insights

We blog regularly on a range of property-related legal matters, from service charge arrears recovery through to lease extensions. We also aim to bring up to date, easy to read analyses of recent cases to help readers stay informed. Many of our blogs arise from questions we are asked by our clients; to suggest a possible blog topic please do get in touch.

Dispensation from Consultation under Section 20: Understanding Appropriate Applications

Reasonableness of waking watch costs under s.19(1) on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985

The new Fire Safety (England) Regulation, who is it for and what does it cover?

The potential hidden cost to freeholders and property management due to the Building Safety Act 2022

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