Building Safety Regulator launches industry engagement push

8 August 25

The BSR is hosting a range of webinars and may also ask project teams to “approach us to discuss the best way to structure and present their building control application”.

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Avant Homes in talks with MHCLG to delay Building Safety Fund payments

4 August 25

Its results for the year to the end of June 2024 revealed that the housebuilder's cladding remediation bill rose from £68.4m in the previous year to £106.9m.

Profit versus duty: can building control find a new balance?

30 July 25

Even as the holiday season beckons, government attempts to reform building safety rumble on.

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CLC publishes guidance on BSR approvals for high-risk buildings

22 July 25

Construction Leadership Council guidance covers sufficient levels of design, requirements for gateway 2 applications and document management.

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Kensington and Chelsea reverses ban on Grenfell insulation firm

21 July 25

The move follows legal action by Siderise claiming that the council's ban was “without foundation or justification”.

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Building owners face fines and jail if they miss new remediation deadlines

21 July 25

Building owners that fail to meet the government’s latest deadline to remove unsafe cladding could face unlimited fines or prison under new legislation promised by Labour.

Reforms will ‘restore confidence’ in Building Safety Regulator, says minister

18 July 25

Building safety minister Alex Norris has said that recent reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) show the government is “listening” to concerns from the construction and development sector.