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The leaseholder protections affect existing leases that qualify under the leaseholder protection provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022.
The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.
Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
This guidance provides stakeholders with a plain-English explanation of the implications of the latest leaseholder protections amendments in the Building Safety Act 2022.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
This guidance clarifies the extent (or location) to which the leaseholder protections apply. It also explains what is meant by qualifying date and qualifying lease.
This information explains what the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) is, how to apply, and the additional help in place to support leaseholders and residents affected by unsafe external wall systems.
Responsibilities of accountable persons for a building’s safety case.
This guidance explains the information required to complete the leaseholder deed of certificate, and what information your current landlord must provide in the landlord’s certificate.
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
Duties, professional codes and standards and registration information.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
How residents in high-rise residential buildings should avoid increasing or creating building safety risks and what to expect from accountable persons.
When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
The Cladding Safety Scheme is for buildings that are 11m+ outside London and 11-18m inside London. The scheme provides funding for the remediation or mitigation of the fire safety risks linked to unsafe external wall systems on buildings where the...
This guidance provides an overview of cladding remediation and how this definition will impact you in practice.
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