Why are we seeing a surge in latent defects claims?

By Mustafa Sidki 2025-06-24T06:00:00

Remediation surveys prompted by post-Grenfell legislation are exposing other defects

Since the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) came into force on 1 April 2023 following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, property professionals managing apartment blocks under their charge that fall within the definition of “relevant buildings” have been commissioning rigorous surveys to remediate “relevant defects” which cause “building safety risks”.

An unexpected result has been a deluge of latent defect cases uncovered by these surveys, which – while unrelated to the spread of fire or the risk of collapse of buildings – may still lead to remediation through the back door under the BSA.

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