A revised code of practice designed to improve the consistency in the assessment of external wall fire risks and support proportionate remediation decisions has been published by BSI.
Paul Dean, founder and managing director of Langley Construction Consultants, discusses the challenges surrounding development viability amongst complex regulatory requirements.
The Regulator of Social Housing is engaging with the construction sector and landlords about the changes, challenges, and tensions involved in achieving better social housing.
Improved building safety requirements and the demand for accountability have been the driving force behind new fire door safety regulations, says Karen Trigg of Allegion UK.
David Garvey, operations manager at Crown Services Organisations, discusses the impact of high-level defects in buildings and why planned maintenance can help stay ahead.
A HCLG Committee report recommends that the government bring forward a series of changes to legislation to ensure it effectively caps ground rents, gives homeowners control, and ends unreasonable fees.
New research suggests that the cumulative impact of recent and forthcoming regulatory changes could add as much as £76,000 to the average build cost of a new home.
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee says that the supply of new build homes is crucial, but they must be of good quality and fit for the future.
Recognising that the Grenfell tragedy could have been prevented, the government is focused on taking robust action to create a building safety system and to address problems identified by the inquiry.
As the government looks to improve the efficiency of the Building Safety Regulator, the focus has turned to one of the body’s most pressing challenges: the time it takes
to approve remedial works on higher-risk buildings, writes Lyn Dario, partner and expert in regulatory law at Shakespeare Martineau.
Ealing Studios in London has received the Secured by Design ATLAS Commercial Development Award in recognition of the collaborative approach taken to designing out crime throughout the redevelopment of one of Britain’s most iconic film and television studios.
