All building safety articles – Page 2
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NewsTaylor Wimpey and Pocket Living figures among six appointed to building regulations review panel
New panel will review approved documents in line with Grenfell Inquiry recommendations
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NewsBuilding safety delays hit London homes starts as registrations slump more than 50% in second quarter
NHBC figures show impact of gateway 2 hold-ups on London market
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NewsRSH to give BSR advance notice of social landlords’ building safety issues under new agreement
Two regulators sign a ‘memorandum of understanding’ setting out how they will work together
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NewsFresh gateway 2 guidance published in bid to speed up building safety approvals
Latest advice from Construction Leadership Council comes after official figures admit wait time for sign-off is nine months
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NewsKensington and Chelsea Council lifts ban on Grenfell insulation firm Siderise
Insulation manufacturer Siderise previously said decision by council was ‘without foundation or justification’
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CommentIt is essential to ensure remediation schemes consider residents
Two years on from the government’s code of practice for remediating residential buildings, how successfully are landlords putting residents at the heart of the projects? Jenny Preece assesses
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NewsGet Living issues more than 50 claims to recover £400m cost of fixing homes at former 2012 athletes village
Landlord says problems relate to building safety defects at East Village site
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NewsCourt backs leaseholders and government in key cases on Building Safety Act retrospectivity
Build-to-rent developer Get Living told to reimburse millions in one of two judgements issued by Court of Appeal
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator wants to get gateway 2 approvals process down to ‘five weeks’, construction leader tells peers
But Mark Reynolds says proposal is ‘long way off’ and that getting it to just 13 weeks would be ‘huge step forward’
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In FocusIs the government’s Building Safety Regulator shake-up enough to fix the delays?
The government has promised to speed up approvals for high-rise residential schemes which have been languishing for up to a year in the new building safety regime. With patience running out and costs mounting, Tom Lowe speaks to the people caught up in the delays
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NewsGet Living reports loss after setting aside £411m to remediate Olympic park block
Build-to-rent developer is fixing defects at East Village
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CommentStreamlining gateway 2: time for a two-tiered approach to building safety approvals?
It cannot have been the intention of the Building Safety Act to create delays to development - it’s time for a fresh approach, argues Bhavini Patel
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NewsMHCLG to take control of Building Safety Regulator, pledging ‘fast track’ process and resources to tackle delays
Former London Fire Brigade commissioner Andy Roe to head up new MHCLG board to take on functions of regulator
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NewsBuilding safety sign-off problems spooking investors, Quintain boss tells Lords
Construction director at Wembley Park developer says firm would pay higher fees if it improved transparency at regulator
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CommentThe housing sector needs a Building Safety Regulator that is fit for purpose
The government must get its house in order and act to remove the gateway 2 bottleneck, says Tom Dodson
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NewsBarely 10% of building safety gateway 2 submissions for new builds have been approved
Data provided by consultancy Cast says average cost of getting green light at this stage is close to £28,000
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NewsStronger sanctions and changes in law required to prevent Grenfell-style corporate failures, says think tank
Common Wealth advocates fines of up to 10% of global turnover for offending firms
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NewsLords opens inquiry into Building Safety Regulator scheme approval delays
Committee issues call for evidence from industry on performance of the regulator
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NewsLocal authority blames ‘unresponsive’ building safety regulator for delays to 300-home scheme
The regulator claims the plans don’t meet ‘vital’ safety rules introduced after the Grenfell Tower tragedy
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NewsGovernment confirms equal access to building safety funding for social landlords
Peabody and Southern CEOs welcome announcement