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This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Bu…
Building regulation for England covering security in dwellings.
Use this service to apply to become a registered building inspector in England and Wales with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
This guidance provides an overview of what the contribution caps for qualifying leaseholders’ non-cladding remediation are and how these will work in practice.
Government wrote to developers on 30 January 2023 asking them to sign a contract committing them to remediate unsafe buildings which they developed.
From 28 June 2022, the leaseholder protections on building safety costs in England have come into effect.
Information on inspecting garden and boundary walls
A guide for principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons to report incidents or risks of structural failure, or the spread of fire to the Building Safety Regulator.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)…
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document O, which sets standards for reducing overheating risk in new residential buildings.
Building regulation for England covering requirements for infrastructure for electronic communications networks in buildings.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document S, which sets standards for installation of electric vehicle charge points or cable routes.
How principal designers, principal contractors and principal accountable persons must set up and maintain a system to report building safety incidents and risks.
Building regulation for England setting out the standards of the building materials and skills used.
Duties of the principal accountable person and accountable persons of a high-rise residential building to prepare and update a resident engagement strategy.
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document F, which sets standards for ventilation in new dwellings.
Responsibilities of accountable persons for a building’s safety case.
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