Articles

On 14 October 2026, the UK government introduced the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill 2026 to address historical safety risks and ensure remediation of unsafe cladding. In this article, Roshan Panesar summarises its central provisions. 

• Roshan Panesar

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month: agreements for surrender under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, cost of alternative accommodation, and relief from sanctions in possession proceedings.

• Catherine Taskis KC
• Fern Schofield

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month: loan interest and the defence of tender; paper title and boundary agreements; and forced entry to residential premises.

• Catherine Taskis KC
• Fern Schofield

The ban on upwards only rent reviews will take effect when Schedule 37 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 comes into force. In this article, Stephen Jourdan KC addresses one important topic which has not received attention: How will the ban work where the rent review clause includes two variable amounts?

• Stephen Jourdan KC

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month: the presumption of advancement, parts of a building and the right to manage, and payability of service charges.

• Catherine Taskis KC
• Fern Schofield