Thorp Precast reported modest growth in turnover and pre-tax profit, supported by stronger demand for building envelopes, masonry buildings and precast cladding. The company said its forward order book is strong, with residential work still accounting for about half of turnover and regulatory delays on high-risk buildings beginning to ease.
The guidance explains how planning enforcement applies where a developer is subject to the Responsible Actors Scheme (RAS) prohibitions under the Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023. It confirms that prohibited developers may still obtain planning permission, but cannot carry out prohibited major development unless an exception applies, and local planning authorities are expected to check the published prohibited-developers list.
The article reports a mixed view among conveyancers on the use of AI, based on a Dye & Durham roundtable discussion. Participants said AI is already useful for administrative efficiency and file review, but remains unreliable for legal judgment, title analysis and client-facing advice without human oversight.
