All building safety articles
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator will allow staged applications for single tower projects at gateway 2
‘It could prove to be key’ BSR believes change could speed up building control approval process
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In FocusWhat the latest documents tell us about the government’s progress on building safety
A flurry of progress reports, consultation documents, reviews and statements were put out by the government last week. Housing Today combs through the documents to unpack what has been achieved in responding to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations and what is still to come
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NewsMHCLG used unauthorised covert intelligence gathering as part of building safety recovery strategy
Watchdog finds department’s lapses did not meet threshold of ‘serious error’
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NewsGovernment launches consultation on single construction regulator
Approvals process for high-rise remediations will also be streamlined but definition of higher risk buildings to remain the same
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NewsHackney co-living scheme achieves ‘record’ gateway 2 approval time
Decision within 13 weeks being seen as breakthrough on building safety regulations impasse
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NewsThird of investors report reduced appetite for investing in high-rise developments due to the Building Safety Act
Survey of 50 investors by Investec shows funders’ concerns over new regulations
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NewsLuton scheme which drew council’s ire for gateway 2 delays finally gets green light
Council’s Stage development in middle of Bedfordshire town will deliver nearly 300 homes
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In FocusIs the Building Safety Regulator’s plan to tackle the backlog likely to succeed?
With construction of tens of thousands of homes held up waiting for approval by the new regulator for high rise homes, Joey Gardiner assesses whether the plan by its new management will turn things around
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator to leave HSE in January, minister reveals
Minister puts statutory instrument before parliament
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NewsHSE publishes guidance for projects in wake of building control firm’s collapse
Assent Building Control Compliance now in liquidation
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NewsBSR chair calls for wider regulation of construction professions
Andy Roe tells committee there is ‘great danger’ in subcontracting system
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator spells out timetable to clear gateway 2 backlog
Backlog of legacy application to be cleared by January, group promises
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CommentReduced affordable housing targets in London would be welcome but must be first step in wider reform
As Sadiq Khan reportedly looks at easing affordable housing requirements to tackle London’s development crisis, Nick Cuff argues for a radical simplification of the way we deliver homes
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NewsMHCLG appoints experienced architect as interim chief construction adviser
Appointment made in response to Grenfell Inquiry recommendation
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In FocusCould the shadow of Grenfell trigger more Ardmore-style collapses of housing contractors?
The contractor’s legacy housing business went into administration due to the weight of building safety issues on its books. Joey Gardiner asks whether we are likely to see other companies suffer the same fate
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NewsNew building safety and homelessness ministers named
Appointments follow government reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner resignation
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In FocusThe plan to cut the gateway 2 backlog: Key points from Tuesday’s parliamentary hearings on the BSR
This week saw an unusual amount of scrutiny of the Building Safety Regulator, with committees in both the Commons and the Lords examining the issue. Daniel Gayne watched the debates to find out where the troubled institution is headed
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NewsIrwell Valley asks High Court to clarify Vistry’s responsibility for fire safety defects
Housebuilder rejects responsibility over historic defects in flats built by subsidiary Countryside
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CommentUnpacking the Building Safety Regulator reforms that aim to unlock high-rise delays
What operational changes are being made to help the Building Safety Regulator tackle the excessive gateway approval waits on high-rise residential schemes?
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CommentHow to make the Building Safety Act work better
It was supposed to act as an enabler of safer housing, not an unintended barrier to progress. There’s much to do to improve the way the new regime is working, writes Lee Powell