Robertson has completed a 10,000 sq ft modular outpatients facility at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, providing new accommodation for audiology and ENT services. The work sits alongside wider estate redevelopment plans for the hospital, which is affected by RAAC and forms part of the government’s new hospitals programme.
The Glasgow School of Art has announced plans to remove the external scaffold around the Mackintosh Building and replace it with an internal support system from 2027, alongside a temporary roof, selected permanent steelwork and internal repairs. The first phase is intended to stabilise the Category A-listed building after the 2018 fire, but it will not make the building usable and further reinstatement phases will still be required.
The Environment Agency has published guidance on the general binding rules for small sewage discharges to ground from septic tanks and small sewage treatment plants in England. The rules explain when a permit is not needed, when a permit or connection to the public foul sewer is required, and which system types and discharge arrangements are acceptable.
The article reports on a Technology and Construction Court decision in Mallas v Persimmon Homes Ltd [2025], which reiterates how the courts approach proportionality in high-value remedial claims. It highlights that housebuilders may still face substantial liability, while the court’s reasoning provides guidance on when demolition or other remedial works may be considered.
The article describes a conveyancer’s experience acting for buyers who entered a modern method of auction purchase without fully understanding the implications. A dispute arose over a 56-day deadline and a threatened forfeiture of a reservation fee, alongside concerns that the title was not mortgageable due to missing documents relating to an unregistered leasehold interest.
A build-to-rent developer group is suing Laing O’Rourke over alleged defects in work on a high-rise residential development, claiming the towers were left not fit for human habitation. The article indicates the dispute concerns multiple alleged defects, but provides limited detail on the specific issues or legal basis beyond the headline claim.
The Environment Agency has suspended waste acceptance at Seaton Meadows landfill in Seaton Carew after a survey found some areas had been overfilled beyond agreed tipping levels. The operator, SMLF Ltd, must stop bringing in waste immediately while it works to comply with its environmental permit, and the agency will continue monitoring the site.
The University of Strathclyde abandoned plans for living walls on two Glasgow campus buildings after RAAC was discovered in both structures. Funding originally allocated for the sustainability project was repurposed, highlighting how RAAC can disrupt planned capital works and wider estate improvements.
