All Building Safety Bill articles
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NewsGovernment missing opportunity to use building safety reforms to end late payments ‘misery’
Labour MP argued ‘toxic’ industry payment culture contributes to poor building safety
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News
EWS1 forms ditched for buildings below 18m in height
Government and mortgage lenders back changes after research finds ‘no systemic risk of fire’ in smaller blocks
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Comment
Freedom day in shackles
With responsibility for risk assessment shifting from government to employers, firms have a lot on their shoulders
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Features
Explainer: What next for the Building Safety Bill?
The Building Safety Bill, ushering in wide-ranging reforms for how residential blocks are built and maintained, has drawn both criticism and praise since its publication this week. So when will the measures be implemented?
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News
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RIBA attacks Building Safety Bill for ‘not fully addressing’ industry’s shortcomings
Fractured nature of construction threatens to undermine good intentions, architects group adds
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Building Safety Bill is ‘industry’s opportunity to embrace far-reaching change’
Legislation plans regulator for buildings over 18m, new homes ombudsman and tougher regulatory framework for construction products
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Tory MP says Building Safety Bill a ‘sticking plaster’
Stephen McPartland accuses the government of lacking the will to fix cladding scandal
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Government faces fire safety bill rebellion
Conservative backbench amendment aims to make sure leaseholders do not pay cladding repair costs
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Chief of new building safety regulator appointed
HSE veteran Peter Baker to lead ‘biggest change in building safety for a generation’
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Comment
A big step forward in pursuit of safer products
The announcement of a regulator to hold the industry to account combines with work already under way to bring about much-needed improvement, says the CPA’s Peter Caplehorn
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Nearly half of high-rise buildings fitted with Grenfell cladding still have some in place
Government data says 17 buildings still have no plan at all to deal with problem
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Comment
What motivates firms to do the right thing?
There is a clear moral argument for placing building safety above all else, but the business case is what will sway many, says PRP’s Scott Sanderson
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Change now if you want to survive the new building safety regulator, Hackitt tells firms
Legislation due before parliament later this autumn
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Comment
The Building Safety Bill explained
Three lawyers detail what measures the new legislation is likely to contain and how it will operate
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Features
Could try harder: construction squares up to the new Building Safety Bill
The consensus seems to be that the ‘game-changing’ Building Safety Bill – out last week – is the government taking safety seriously. Now, writes Tom Lowe, it’s up to construction to up its game. He joins industry experts to see what needs to change
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Comment
The Building Safety Bill – the urgency of now
The new legislation will change the industry for the better, and not a moment too soon
