The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has launched a wide-ranging plan aimed at accelerating external remediation works on higher-risk buildings (HRBs) and tackling longstanding delays in the approvals process.

The Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that structural engineers owe “a duty of care” to developers for economic losses arising from negligent building safety design, even after the properties are sold.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder that was delaying fixing building safety defects.