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Changes to the building safety regime in Wales

Changes to the building safety regime in Wales

Gemma Whittaker, Philip Baker and Emma Shaw set out some key regulatory changes effective 1 July 2026 to the Wales building safety regime.

January 12, 2026

Changes to the building safety regime in Wales

News

Delays caused by approval processes of Building Safety Regulator “unacceptable”, say peers

December 11, 2025

Birmingham hit with judicial review threat over 3,500-home regeneration scheme

December 03, 2025

Browne Jacobson and CBI launch partnership to advise Government on new PPP models

November 13, 2025

Mayors handed greater control over £39bn affordable housing fund

Nov 07, 2025

Council agrees £10m settlement with waste management firm

Oct 31, 2025

Court of Appeal agrees to hear Subsidy Control Act claim over £140m loans made by combined authority to developers

Oct 31, 2025

Council facing subsidy control claim over allocation of regeneration funding

Oct 28, 2025

Government to make data centres capable of being directed into NSIP regime

Oct 23, 2025

Campaigners threaten judicial review over decision to expand Gatwick Airport

Oct 16, 2025

Blake Morgan advises London boroughs on transition to leisure agency model

Oct 14, 2025

Amendments to Planning and Infrastructure Bill would see ministers able to issue ‘holding directions’ to stop councils refusing planning permission whilst they consider using ‘call-in’ powers

Oct 14, 2025

Government names 12 potential sites for new towns

Sep 29, 2025

Council seeking to recover £1m in funds lost in troubled building safety and compliance programme

Sep 25, 2025

Government to press ahead with power to remove ‘hope value’ from compensation payable on compulsory purchase

Sep 25, 2025

Browne Jacobson advises Homes England on Liverpool police HQ deal

Sep 24, 2025

Trowers advises North West council on landmark brownfield site for 1,400 homes

Sep 22, 2025

Ward Hadaway hires public funding specialist in drive to be first-choice public sector firm

Sep 17, 2025

Ministry consults on changes aimed at streamlining infrastructure planning process

Sep 04, 2025

Thinktank calls for functions of Homes England to be devolved

Sep 03, 2025

Council contacts police after AI-generated images purporting to be council reports circulated online

Aug 26, 2025

Spending watchdog criticises Welsh Government over handling of failed maritime centre project

Aug 21, 2025

Government unveils new infrastructure board and single environmental regulator pilot to speed up planning

Aug 20, 2025

Tribunal refuses permission for appeal of subsidy control judgment on £140m loans made by combined authority

Aug 19, 2025

High Court rejects challenge to compulsory purchase order made by council ahead of tower block redevelopment

Aug 14, 2025

Two-thirds of residential developers have entered strategic partnerships, research finds

Aug 06, 2025

TLT strengthens infrastructure planning and renewable energy teams with double partner hire

Aug 01, 2025

Combined authority defends subsidy control challenge over loans worth £140m made to developer

Jul 25, 2025

Council removes firm from blacklist of building products suppliers after judicial review challenge

Jul 23, 2025

New “neighbourhood governance” obligations and plans for strategic authorities detailed in English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Jul 11, 2025

Building safety regulator faces shake-up in bid to improve performance

Jul 01, 2025

Sharpe Pritchard bolsters private sector energy and infrastructure offering with double hire

Jun 25, 2025

Public bodies urged not to leave consideration of form of contract to last minute as Government unveils £9bn investment to tackle infrastructure backlogs

Jun 20, 2025

Government announces National Housing Bank to help finance home building

Jun 18, 2025

County council “fundamentally disagrees” with plan to end statutory consultations for major infrastructure projects

Jun 16, 2025

New platform launched to help councils navigate council-owned companies

Jun 13, 2025

Gambling Commission facing subsidy control appeal over grant of £70m to promote National Lottery

Jun 12, 2025

DWF advises West Northamptonshire Council on landmark regeneration scheme

Jun 11, 2025

Judge refuses permission for judicial review of planning permission for 10,000 home garden town project

Jun 10, 2025

Government to press ahead with reforms tackling “fragmentation” of LGPS, boosting local investment

Jun 05, 2025

Government eyes introduction of biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects from May 2026

Jun 02, 2025

Competition Appeal Tribunal to hear subsidy control dispute this week over £120m loans made by combined authority to developer

May 27, 2025

TLT advises city council on procurement of joint delivery partner for major regeneration project

May 15, 2025

Competition Appeals Tribunal hands down ruling on confidentiality ring in dispute over loans made by combined authority

May 14, 2025

Features

The Autumn Budget and Public-Private Partnerships

The Autumn Budget and Public-Private Partnerships

December 10, 2025

Are we moving forward with a new Public-Private Partnerships model for social infrastructure? Michael Mullarkey looks at what is proposed.

The Social and Affordable Homes Programme: key points

The Social and Affordable Homes Programme: key points

December 09, 2025

Jacob McGrath reviews the Social and Affordable Homes Programme prospectus and sets out key things for bidders to note.

Preparing for heat network regulation: timelines, obligations, and next steps

Preparing for heat network regulation: timelines, obligations, and next steps

December 03, 2025

Kris Kelliher and Jonathan Jarvis examine the UK’s new heat network regulations, phased from 2025 to 2028, and what they mean for operators, landlords, and developers.

PFI expiry and employees

PFI expiry and employees

November 27, 2025

What happens to staff when the PFI contract ends? Katie Maguire sets out some key considerations.

The surge in Subsidy Control litigation

The surge in Subsidy Control litigation

Nov 21, 2025

Reconciling Conflicting Private and Public Interests on Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects

Reconciling Conflicting Private and Public Interests on Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects

Nov 12, 2025

Compulsory purchase compensation reforms: the next stage

Compulsory purchase compensation reforms: the next stage

Oct 09, 2025

The £5bn Pride in Place programme – what does it mean for local authorities?

The £5bn Pride in Place programme – what does it mean for local authorities?

Oct 09, 2025

Social and affordable housing as a driver of economic growth

Social and affordable housing as a driver of economic growth

Sep 30, 2025

PFI expiry and handback

Sep 26, 2025

"Build baby build" – How MHCLG will change now Steve Reed is Secretary of State

Sep 25, 2025

Infrastructure project ‘fast-track’ process ‘re-design’ proposed

Sep 18, 2025

All things PFI

Sep 17, 2025

Local authority leisure services and the agency model: What is the impact two years on?

Sep 11, 2025

“A presumption by any other name…”

Sep 11, 2025

Nationally significant infrastructure projects, the EIA regime and propriety in decision-making

Sep 11, 2025

The tale of the snail and the much-delayed rail

Sep 04, 2025

Strategic partnerships between local authorities and developers

Sep 03, 2025

Statutory notices and the perils of non-compliance

Sep 03, 2025

Changes to the subsidy control statutory guidance August 2025

Aug 13, 2025

In ‘n’ Out – insourcing vs outsourcing

Aug 08, 2025

Commercial market operator principle clarified in CAT ruling on subsidy control challenge

Jul 30, 2025

Public sector outsourcings: turning back the clock?

Jul 25, 2025

Early insights into the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Jul 11, 2025

Webinars

Local Authority Insight Series: Regeneration and the local authority estate

Lee Pickett and Rita Bange discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the law surrounding property of local authorities and the need for further regeneration of urban areas.

Construction Webinar: Autumn Update '22

Estate Regeneration: Keys to successful outcomes

Regeneration review

Getting to grips with infrastructure projects as a local authority

Using compulsory purchasing powers and the planning system to deliver regeneration and income

Delivering Infrastructure in Wales: Current issues

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