
Happy New Year - our first newsletter of 2021! Throughout this year we will continue to bring you news and developments relating to the charities sector.
In this latest e-briefing on our series about the Building Safety Bill (the “Bill”), we outline the proposed provisions regarding charging residents for building safety costs.
The Bill will introduce new provisions, Sections 17A to 17X, into the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (the “1985 Act”). Readers will probably be familiar with Sections 18 to 30 of the 1985 Act which set out the legal framework for variable service charges. The Bill sets out detailed provisions, but also provides for the Secretary of State to introduce Regulations which will set out additional obligations and detail in the future.
The key features of Sections 17A to 17X are:
Although these proposals are likely to be tweaked and supplemented by the detail in the Regulations that will follow, landlords should start to consider how they set up their systems and processes ready for this new type of charge that will sit alongside service charges.
Our fire safety experts are experienced in advising social housing providers on building safety issues. We also provide training for social housing providers regarding building safety issues. If you have any questions in relation to this series of e-briefings, or would like to find out more about our bespoke training programme, please contact Kieran Binnie. For housing management or leasehold charging queries please contact Emma Hardman.
This is the third in a series of ebriefings on this topic. The full list can be found below:
Happy New Year - our first newsletter of 2021! Throughout this year we will continue to bring you news and developments relating to the charities sector.
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