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This circular draws attention to the publication of Approved Document J 2022 amendments.
Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke sets out his commitment to building safety and protecting leaseholders
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
This circular letter draws attention to concerns that design proposals for very tall residential buildings with single stairs being designed using Approved Documents.
More leaseholders in high-rise homes will be spared unfair bills for building safety as £4.5 billion Building Safety Fund opens for new applications.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Secretary of State for Levelling Up Greg Clark has written a piece in The I on contracts for remediation to protect leaseholders.
All new public buildings should have separate male and female toilets, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced.
Many leaseholders will for the first time be legally protected from unfair bills to make their homes safe as measures in the Building Safety Act 2022 come into force.
Letter to freeholders, building landlords and managing agents about the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act.
This circular draws attention to the publication of a notice of approval for the methodologies of calculation of the energy performance of new buildings to demonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations 2010 in England.
The Regulator of Social Housing will have stronger powers to issue unlimited fines, enter properties with only 48 hours’ notice and make emergency repairs.
New improvements to fire safety guidance form part of a wider update to tighten building regulations and provide clearer fire safety rules for the design or construction of residential developments.
This circular draws attention to the publication of Approved Document B (fire safety) 2022 amendments.
Letter from Michael Gove to the Home Builders Federation on proposals to pay for building safety.
Building Regulations in England - circular and letter withdrawing and replacing Approved Documents F2, L1, L2, O and S (2021 editions), setting out corrections and amendments.
The CMA has published a letter responding to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Leaseholders will be further protected from rip off, misused fire safety measures thanks to new government funding to remove so-called Waking Watch patrols.
Circular on a new Part S of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations and technical guidance in a new Approved Document S.
This circular draws attention to the publication of the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and amended guidance.
New homes and buildings in England will have to produce significantly less CO2 under new rules announced by the government to help the country move towards net zero.
Part of a wider review aimed at modernising regulation, improving diversity and upholding UK’s global reputation in architecture.
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