RICS: The Building Safety Act with David Savage & Andy Thomas #58

In April 2022, the Building Safety Act gained Royal Assent, an act which promises to fundamentally change how we design, build and manage properties.As with any lengthy bill with hundreds of clauses, though, it’s important to know the key issues surrounding the Act. Who better to lead us through an episode of The RICS Podcast than RICS’ Global Building Standards Director, Gary Strong.In episode 58, David Savage & Andy Thomas take us through some of the key amendments, protections for leaseholders, classification of defective premises, and much more.This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:The RICS Building Safety Act Information Centre and other sources of useful documentationProtections in place for leaseholdersAmendments to what classifies defective premisesCurrent, unaddressed issues in the legislation which may need extra consideration in the near futureRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors:https://www.rics.org/uk/RICS Podcast Pagehttps://www.rics.org/podcast/Kieran Halliwellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/