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The Residential Revolution Podcast | Episode 5: Fire Risks, Who Pays? | With Paul Letman, Cecily Crampin and Roshan Panesar

We are pleased to share the latest episode of The Residential Revolution, a new podcast series examining the significant legislative developments that have reshaped the residential landlord and tenant landscape in recent years.

In this fifth episode, Fire Risks: Who Pays?, Paul Letman, Cecily Crampin and Roshan Panesar explore Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022 - the statutory framework governing liability for the costs of remediating relevant building defects - and examine its practical application through a discussion of several key cases.

The main time stamps are:

0:29 - An Overview of Part 5

15:56 - Adriatic Land 5 Limited v Long Leaseholders of Hippersley Point [2025] EWCA Civ 856 

21:55 - Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership [2025] EWCA 846

25:09 - Almacantar Centre Point v de Valk [2025] UKUT 298

29:36 - BLOs, and in particular the case of Crest Nicholson v Ardmore [2026] EWHC 789 (TCC)

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Coming up next on Tuesday 30th June, Episode 6 | A House is a Home, in which Anthony Radevsky, Imogen Dodds, Thomas Rothwell and special guest Henrietta Hammonds of Beckett and Kay look at some of the key provisions in Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.