Building Safety Act’s three-decade liability hike sent Ardmore company under, firm says

By Joey Gardiner2025-09-24T06:00:00

Group director says legislation ‘significantly increased’ exposure at Ardmore Construction which went into administration last month

The extension of liability for building safety work to three decades made under the Building Safety Act led directly to the collapse into administration of £313m turnover Ardmore Construction Ltd, the firm has said.

Martyn Horne, development director at the parent company Ardmore Group Ltd, which is still trading, said in a statement to Building that Ardmore Construction Ltd (ACL) had ceased to take on new work in 2021 in order to focus on remediating previously built homes.

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