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This circular draws attention to concerns around provision of toilets in buildings other than dwellings.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has won a landmark legal challenge against freeholder Grey GR.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
An exchange of letters between the Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety and the Health and Safety Executive as Building Safety Regulator regarding spray foam insulation research.
New requirements will be brought forward for single sex toilet facilities in new non-domestic buildings to alleviate safety, privacy and dignity concerns.
An open letter from the Housing Minister and the Director of Building Safety regarding charges associated with managing safety in high rise buildings.
This circular draws attention to the publication of Approved Document B (fire safety) 2024 amendments.
This circular letter draws attention to the building control process for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to building regulations.
Minister Lee Rowley met council chiefs to discuss action against building owners who are failing to fix medium and high-rise buildings with safety issues
Government pledge promises to stop a practice that is driving up buildings insurance premiums for leaseholders in buildings with identified fire safety issues
Government confirms measures to reverse the rise of gender-neutral toilets as part of wider efforts to protect single sex spaces.
Cladding Safety Scheme opens to give thousands more buildings access to government funding to fix dangerous cladding for the first time.
This circular and accompanying letter draw attention to the publication of the Building etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.
Housing Secretary warns cladding shareholders of “severe consequences” for manufacturers if they do not bring forward comprehensive remediation package.
This circular letter informs all building control bodies of the publication of the Building Safety Regulator’s Operational Standards Rules.
New rules are being proposed to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings over 30m.
More than £8 million allocated to dedicated council enforcement teams to pursue building owners dragging their heels
This circular letter informs of corrections to Approved Document B and circular 02/2022.
Developers will be expected to pay levy on new residential buildings meaning they, rather than leaseholders, will pay to fix unsafe buildings.
The Health and Safety Executive is working to establish the Building Safety Regulator in line with the Building Safety Act.
This circular and accompanying letter draw attention to the publication of The Building etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 and Approved Document R volumes 1 and 2.
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