PROPcast 2025 - Episode 4 | Tenant Works

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PROPcast 2025 - Episode 4 | Tenant Works

Dutyholder obligations, independent sections and more – what you need to know

May 20, 2025

United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

In this PROPcast, Heather Tomlinson discusses some of the potential pitfalls (and solutions) for commercial operators in mixed use spaces when taking space, fitting out or making alterations.

The Building Safety Act 2022’s impact on residential property is, by now, well known. Perhaps less well known, but just as important, is its impact on purely commercial spaces and commercial units where there is a residential element in the wider building. 

View the video recording below or listen as a podcast: 

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Further reading: Building Safety Act 2022

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