All regulation articles
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FeaturesInvestigation: how are councils assessing the risks of uPVC cladding in low-rise housing after the Barnet fire?
When a fire in 2023 destroyed four terraced houses Barnet Council brought the housing sector’s attention to an overlooked fire safety issue: the use of uPVC cladding in low-rise homes. Have other councils heeded its warning? Olivia Barber launched a Freedom of Information investigation to find out
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator opens investigation into Dagenham fire
Health and Safety Executive will work with the London Fire Brigade, the police and other parties
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NewsMore than 4,000 building inspectors registered after accreditation deadline passes
Regulator now focused on ensuring building control bodies have sufficient capacity
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NewsBuilding control profession averts next month’s cliff edge after accreditation deadline extended
Inspectors now have until July to prove competence following today’s announcement of 13 week extension for industry in England
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FeaturesRace against time before April: Are we heading for a building control inspection crisis?
LABC fears a shutdown of building control services in April due to a lack of certified inspectors. How worried should we be? asks Daniel Gayne
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NewsGove sets out 30-month grace period for second staircase rule
Housing secretary lays out long-awaited transitional arrangements but gives no detail on how guidance will work
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NewsLabour set to back Gove's nutrients reforms
Shadow minister Lisa Nandy criticises government’s housing and environmental record but says Labour will back measures to get Britain building
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NewsCosts of meeting building safety rules for high-rises could reach nearly £3bn, DLUHC says
Impact assessment shows estimated costs of new regime for ‘higher-risk’ residential buildings
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NewsHousing body calls for talks with Gove over second staircase ‘hiatus’
Body says decision to reduce height of second staircase mandate to 18m risks “significantly reducing” housing supply
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NewsGovernment to fast-track ban on shared mixed-sex toilets in new buildings
Amendments to building regulations to require either single-sex shared toilets or private mixed-sex toilets
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FeaturesBuilding bridges: how Paul Morrell would fix our broken products testing system
Industry veteran Paul Morrell has written a seminal review on overhauling products testing. The man himself explains his thinking in the first of a two-part interview
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NewsHill to redesign four major schemes due to second staircase rule
Affected proposals total more than 2,500 homes
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FeaturesWe are entering a new era for building safety - but are we ready for the new regulator?
The Building Safety Regulator’s registration process for high-rise buildings starts in a few days’ time. Carl Brown assesses how prepared the new regulator and the industry are for the start of a fresh regime
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NewsBuilding safety chief aims for ‘world-leading’ regulation as new watchdog prepares to launch
Peter Baker warns message about importance of considering fire safety in initial planning ‘has still not fully landed‘ in industry