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The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
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)...
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...
Responsibilities of accountable persons for a building’s safety case.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
QUICKBLOCK’s innovative building block system enables the Armed Forces to build defensive structures rated for ballistics and blast protection
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
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.
Use this service to apply to register a high-rise residential building in England with the Building Safety Regulator.
Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
Find out what information accountable persons must provide to different individuals and organisations and when to transfer it.
The information principal accountable persons must submit when applying for a building assessment certificate from the Building Safety Regulator.
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.
Service providers or government departments installing networking technologies in government shared buildings, known as hub buildings.
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