Remediation contribution orders under the Building Safety Act 2022
Abstract
The Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act) has, at the time of writing, been in effect for close to three years. When the Act was first introduced, it was believed that this would introduce radical new reforms designed to make homes safer and fit for purpose. It is fair to say the Act has certainly made waves since its introduction. During this time, the property sector has been getting to grips with the Act and its wide-ranging effects on the market. This paper looks specifically at Remediation Contribution Orders and considering what effect they have had on the industry as a whole. It will tackle questions such as what is a Remediation Contribution Order? How do you obtain one? How does it differ from a Building Liability Order? What challenges have arisen in the First-Tier Tribunal Property Chamber? What changes have been made to Remediation Contribution Orders in subsequent legislation, and what might the future hold for them in the long term? Some of the answers may well deviate from the initial intentions of Parliament when these powers were first introduced and so we will also consider the unintended consequences of Remediation Contribution Orders. This article is also included in The Business & Management Collection which can be accessed at https://hstalks.com/business/.
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Author's Biography
Kate Andrews is a Partner and Head of the Real Estate Litigation team at Hamlins LLP. She is widely recognised as one of London’s leading property litigators and has extensive experience in an advisory and dispute resolution role, as well as a litigious one, on a wide variety of high-profile real estate disputes. Kate acts for clients including high-net-worth individuals, property funds and developers. She is a keen advocate of alternative dispute resolution and has been able to settle a number of complex legal disputes at mediation or by without-prejudice discussions. She deals with various breaches of leasehold covenants and other landlord and tenant issues, in addition to contractual and development and boundary disputes. Kate is vice chair of the Property Litigation Association (PLA) and chair of the PLA’s Education & Training Committee. She is a member of the Steering Committee for Property Litigation for LexisNexis and the expert litigator for LexisNexis Q&A. She regularly writes for the Law Society, Green Street News, Property Law Journal, Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, Estates Gazette and Butterworths Costs Journal. As Hamlins’ Learning and Development Lead, Kate manages the programme of internal and external training for the company, contributing to the continual professional development of Hamlins’ staff. Kate is recognised by Chambers 2025 as a Ranked Lawyer and by Legal 500 2025 as a Leading Individual for property litigation.
Citation
Andrews, Kate (2025, December 1). Remediation contribution orders under the Building Safety Act 2022. In the Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, Volume 14, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.69554/SSTA3957.
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