Note on Defective Premises Bill in Northern Ireland

A note on a previous article regarding the Defective Premises Bill in Northern Ireland.

Following our previous article notifying the intent to push through the Defective Premises Bill in Northern Ireland and CIAT’s concerns at the speed with which this has been pushed through with little consultation, this week it was reported that the Northern Ireland Assembly expects its Defective Premises Bill to receive Royal Assent within the next few weeks. 

In an attempt to assuage the impact to residents and tenants of a defective building in Belfast, the Minister, Gordon Lyons, has led the accelerated passage of this Bill.

Construction Professionals Council NI (CIC NI) had urged caution, reported here.