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Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
What accountable persons and principal accountable persons must do to follow the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
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...
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)...
Find out what information the Building Safety Regulator holds in its register of high-rise residential buildings, and how you can access that information.
Find out what information accountable persons must provide to different individuals and organisations and when to transfer it.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme if you’re constructing a new charity building, for a charitable or relevant residential purpose.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
Duties and responsibilities of the principal accountable person.
The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
Use this service to apply to register a high-rise residential building in England with the Building Safety Regulator.
How principal accountable persons, or someone authorised to act for them, can register a high-rise residential building in England.
Letters from the Building Safety Programme, established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe and feel safe, now and in the future.
Information on the Building Safety Fund (BSF).
Responsibilities of the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building’s safety case report.
Responsibilities of accountable persons for a building’s safety case.
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