New guidance published by the government to establish the height of a higher-risk building is “unhelpful”, a construction lawyer has said.

It’s been nine months since the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) became the building control authority for all higher-risk buildings (HRBs) in England, overseeing the new Building Control approval (known as…

The government has launched a scheme to fix all unsafe high-rises in government-funded schemes by the end of 2029. The Remediation Acceleration Plan will set concrete targets for building remediation…

APS president calls for clearer guidance from Building Safety Regulator following the publication of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report.

Two building control companies have been sanctioned following minor breaches of the code of conduct for approved inspectors. Building Consents Ltd and Integral Building Control Solutions Ltd faced separate disciplinary…

A majority of Building Control professionals have completed registration with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) after the 6 July deadline extension. As of 30 July, 4,049 of BSR’s estimated 4,500…

More than one in four (27%) built environment stakeholders are still underprepared for the changes that the new building safety legislation has brought to the industry. That’s the finding of…

The Association for Project Safety (APS) is calling on the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to firm up on the design requirements for project approval for higher-risk buildings. 

Philip White, HSE’s director of building safety (DoBS), has pledged that the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), which becomes fully operational during 2024, “will regulate with teeth”.

Local authorities may be unable to carry out their building control responsibilities after 6 April due to a lack of registered professionals, the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) chief executive has warned.

The Building Safety Regulator has published its enforcement policy statement detailing how it will enforce the building safety regime.

On 1 October, the secondary legislation needed to support the practical implementation of the Building Safety Act (BSA) came into force.

Only 48% of high-rise residential buildings have been successfully registered with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) ahead of the 1 October deadline.

Around 750 applications have been started since the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) launched its building online register in April.

The government’s online register of high-rise residential buildings is now live.

The government is supporting the delivery of the Building Safety Act 2022 over the next three years with £42.5m of funding.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has called on residents of high-rise buildings to join a new 20-strong panel.

The top boss at the new Building Safety Regulator, which is part of key fire safety reforms following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, is recruiting for a deputy.