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The Building Safety Fund (BSF) provides funding to fix life safety fire risks associated with cladding in buildings over 18 metres high. This guide explains the process.
Find out how to complain about a building safety risk, or the performance of an accountable person or principal accountable person, in a high-rise residential building.
Duties and responsibilities of the principal accountable person.
How clients can submit and manage a building control application to the Building Safety Regulator for higher-risk building work or building work to an existing higher-risk building.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
Changes to Section 30(A) of the Building Act 1984.
Use this service to apply for and manage building control applications for higher-risk buildings in England.
Use this service to apply to register a high-rise residential building in England with the Building Safety Regulator.
This circular letter draws attention to the building control process for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to building regulations.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
VAT refunds on building new homes and conversions - how to claim, application form and guidance notes
Information on the Building Safety Fund (BSF).
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
Information to support leaseholders and residents living in buildings in the Building Safety Fund (BSF).
How to apply for a completion or partial completion certificate after contractors have completed the building work for higher-risk building work or building work to an existing higher-risk building.
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