https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2603.1.2004/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comProperty Litigationhttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0af46cc92f6c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0af46cc92f6c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Crest Nicholson Regeneration Ltd and others v Ardmore Construction Ltd (In Administration) and others [2026] EWHC 789 (TCC), Constable J in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) held it was "just and equitable" to grant building liability orders (BLO) under sections 130 and 131 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) against the fourth to tenth defendants, who are associates of Ardmore Construction Ltd. One BLO is anticipatory, the other relates to an unpaid adjudicator's decision, which the court held could constitute a "relevant liability" under section 130 of the BSA 2022.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0af46cc92f6c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iceb8acfa2e3811f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iceb8acfa2e3811f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published the following queries this week.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iceb8acfa2e3811f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I31e62f92278411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I31e62f92278411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published new practice notes on Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I31e62f92278411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af5a02dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af5a02dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 31 March 2026, the Judiciary published an announcement outlining court operating hours and arrangements over the Easter period.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af5a02dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I92c1d7842d1711f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I92c1d7842d1711f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published two toolkits related to property law, designed to assist those volunteering at legal advice centres and in similar pro bono settings in England and Wales.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I92c1d7842d1711f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8d102ce92c9911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8d102ce92c9911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has published a one-year strategic plan.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8d102ce92c9911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new practice note on limiting liability by a notice.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If214ef0723c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If214ef0723c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published episode 55 of The Construction Briefing podcast, featuring the Practical Law Construction editorial team.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If214ef0723c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in April 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0b091e6d29d311f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0b091e6d29d311f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government is consulting on proposals to reform the categorisation of building work to existing higher-risk buildings (HRBs) under the HRB control regime, overseen by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), to improve the proportionality of the building control process.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0b091e6d29d311f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id93368c3288d11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id93368c3288d11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published the following queries this week.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id93368c3288d11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e7b63e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e7b63e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Assured Tenancies (Private Rented Sector) (Prescribed Forms and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/354) have been made and come into force on 1 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e7b63e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iece10e34223f11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iece10e34223f11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new toolkit which provides links to Practical Law materials covering the Renters' Rights Act 2025.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iece10e34223f11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5c4fb9c269e11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5c4fb9c269e11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has made the Assured Tenancies (Private Rented Sector) (Written Statement of Terms etc and Information Sheet) (England) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/324), which set out the information to be included in written statements under the Renters' Rights Act 2025.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5c4fb9c269e11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8c18e134245711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8c18e134245711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Sheppey Beach Villas Ltd v Taylor and others [2026] EWHC 647 (Ch) the High Court has held that a property severely damaged by fire but not yet reinstated was a house "reasonably so called" for the purposes of section 2 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8c18e134245711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idc2aa679243e11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idc2aa679243e11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published assured tenancy forms required by the Renters' Rights Act 2025 (RRA 2025). They have also published the information sheet about the RRA 2025 that landlords and their agents must give to some tenants by 31 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idc2aa679243e11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I31fb1d4f231d11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I31fb1d4f231d11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published the following queries this week.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I31fb1d4f231d11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If8c542d4223a11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If8c542d4223a11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 17 March 2026, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) published RICS Professional Standard, Service Charge Residential Management Code (fourth edition). The fourth edition is effective from 7 April 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If8c542d4223a11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia0690cfb213411f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia0690cfb213411f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTA toolkit of Practical Law resources to assist those volunteering at legal advice centres and in similar pro bono settings in England and Wales has been published.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia0690cfb213411f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9cbf784b21ef11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9cbf784b21ef11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn McGowan v Potter [2026] EWHC 595 (Ch), the court determined the relationship between section 23(c) of the County Courts Act 1984 (which gives jurisdiction to enforce any charge where the amount owing does not exceed the County Court limit (currently £350,000)) and sections 90(3) and 91(8) of the Law of Property Act 1925 (which gives the County Court jurisdiction to exercise the powers under those sections where the amount charged does not exceed £30,000).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9cbf784b21ef11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9cbf7a2321ef11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9cbf7a2321ef11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 16 March 2026, the 12th edition of the King's Bench Guide was published by the judiciary.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9cbf7a2321ef11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bf76ede1eee11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bf76ede1eee11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn SGL 1 Ltd v FSV Freeholders Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 267, the Court of Appeal held that the landlord of a residential development had been correct to sever the transaction under section 5(3) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 and serve two separate section 5 notices. Blocks B, C and E amounted to a single building as they could not function independently, but Block A was a separate structure with its own services and utilities.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bf76ede1eee11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f3290ff1e3711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f3290ff1e3711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published the following queries this week.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f3290ff1e3711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ied441ac91dc511f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ied441ac91dc511f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe approved minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee meeting held on 6 February 2026 became publicly available on 12 March 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ied441ac91dc511f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1edf40a91d3a11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1edf40a91d3a11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 11 March 2026, the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) published a summary of responses to its consultation on the first Online Procedure Rules.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1edf40a91d3a11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b35e9b01d4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b35e9b01d4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe approved minutes of the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) meeting on 19 January 2026 became publicly available on 11 March 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b35e9b01d4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2bf87ac51cbf11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2bf87ac51cbf11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Welsh Government has published a report on its progress towards implementing the Grenfell Tower public inquiry's recommendations.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2bf87ac51cbf11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9c3c22f2180e11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9c3c22f2180e11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CSTWe have published the following queries this week.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9c3c22f2180e11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic8ae385712fe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic8ae385712fe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CSTWe have updated our resources for trainees, new joiners and those putting together training materials for them.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic8ae385712fe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29