Dentons' UK Construction team prepare a monthly guide to new and proposed legislation affecting the construction industry for publication in Construction Law's "state of play" table. The April 2021 update is below.
Information contained in our COVID-19 articles and publications is correct at the time of print. This is, however, a constantly evolving situation across the globe and specific advice and guidance should be sought as required.
- COVID-19
- Tax
- Payment
- Planning
- Products
- Environmental
- Housebuilding
- Achieving net zero
- Infrastructure
- Procurement
- Building regulations
- Building safety
COVID-19 | |
---|---|
Lockdown 3 regulations |
|
Industry and government guidance | Industry bodies continue to publish useful guidance to assist businesses dealing with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
|
Insolvency |
|
Tax | |
---|---|
VAT reverse charge in force |
|
IR35 changes |
|
Community Infrastructure Levy |
|
Payment | |
---|---|
Prompt Payment Code |
|
MHCLG newsletter on recent activity |
|
Planning | |
---|---|
Placing local communities at the heart of new planning developments |
|
Considering protected species in the planning process |
|
Products | |
---|---|
New construction products regulator |
|
Horizontal test specifications for construction products | |
New code for construction product information |
Environmental | |
---|---|
Protection for blanket bog |
|
Housebuilding | |
---|---|
New Homes Quality Board launched |
|
Review of Decent Homes Standard |
|
Living with beauty |
|
Housing under-supply |
|
Guidance on self-build and custom housebuilding |
|
Achieving net zero |
|
Achieving net zero | |
---|---|
International focus |
|
MHCLG advises on nearly zero energy buildings requirements for new buildings |
|
Consultation launched by BEIS on Clean Heat Grant |
|
Consultation launched by BEIS on CCUS |
|
Focus on Scotland | The Scottish Government has been taking various action aimed at achieving net zero, and in particular has:
|
Infrastructure | |
---|---|
Improving infrastructure delivery |
|
Procurement | |
---|---|
Construction frameworks review |
|
Transforming public procurement |
|
Offsite construction presumption |
|
Building regulations | |
---|---|
Part M research on access to and use of buildings (England) |
|
Wales |
|
Building safety | |
---|---|
Addressing unsafe cladding |
|
RICS EWS1 survey |
|
Safer buildings in Wales |
|
Helping SMEs understand H&S law |
|
Sections of this round-up were first published by Construction Law on 1 April 2021 as the State of Play table, number 258. You can sign up to Construction Law's newsletter here.