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Building and fire safety

Ensuring compliance and safeguarding against building and fire risks, through expert legal guidance and tailored solutions for clients across all sectors.

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Building and fire safety are key issues for anyone involved in the built environment and construction sectors.

Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, the law governing these areas is developing rapidly. Subsequent legislation and regulations are imposing duties and obligations on those involved in the design, construction, development, and management of buildings under a new building safety regime.

We draw on considerable experience and specialist expertise in construction, real estate, insurance, and health and safety law to offer tailored guidance on all aspects of building and fire safety compliance.

Our cross-sector, multi-discipline legal team provides comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including landlords, leaseholder groups, managing agents, developers, and insurers.

We will provide you with clear, pragmatic advice. Clients benefit from our solid insights and deep understanding of all the complexities and challenges of this evolving legal landscape – as well as the public policy principles underpinning it.

Whether ensuring compliance with the Building Safety Act or helping you navigate fire safety obligations, our goal is to help you meet your objectives effectively and responsibly.

Services

Regulatory compliance

Advising on the application of the Building Safety Act 2022 and related fire safety legislation to property portfolios.

Remediation of unsafe building

Advising on the remediation of defective cladding, life-critical fire-safety defects, and other building safety-related issues, including the use of remediation orders, remediation contribution orders and building liability orders.

Health and safety compliance

Advising on compliance, incident response, investigations, and inquests for all stakeholders.

Landlord and tenant issues

Addressing building or fire safety issues, including cost responsibility for remediation and compliance with lease requirements.

Negotiation and troubleshooting

Providing advice on building and fire safety issues for both commercial and residential properties.

Transactional support

Advising on building safety related contractual provisions for the delivery of new projects and due diligence for funders and asset acquisitions to understand and mitigate building safety risks.

Building safety claims

Advising on a broad range of non-cladding related building safety related claims.

Insurance matters

Providing guidance on insurance claims and policies for buildings or portfolios affected by building and fire safety issues.

Occupier and facilities management

Advising on the occupation and management of buildings in line with the Building Safety Act 2022 and associated regulations.

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Examples of our work

Local authority

Advising a local authority on a cladding and fire protection defects claim against a developer of high-rise buildings, successfully negotiating a settlement agreement to address safety issues.

National landlord

Advising a national landlord on compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, ensuring its extensive property portfolio met the stringent requirements of the new safety regime.

Student accommodation provider

Helping a student accommodation provider resolve fire safety defects in a high-rise building, ensuring compliance with fire regulations.

Hotel chain operator

Representing a hotel chain in a cladding fire safety defect claim against a design and build contractor, securing remediation costs through court proceedings.

Leaseholders

Advising leaseholders during their landlord’s dispensation application, successfully obtaining tribunal approval with conditions that included full cost indemnity for the individual leaseholders.

Insurance recovery claims

Handling a portfolio of £ multi-million insurance recovery claims against professional indemnity insurers.

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What others say

“They are one of the only property litigation practices with real expertise in Building Safety Act disputes.”

Legal 500 2025

“Burges Salmon have a keen understanding of commercial realities and a fantastic pedigree in this specialist field. They go the extra mile to ensure they deliver a cost effective and efficient solution for clients”

Legal 500 2023

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