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A fully searchable PDF of all the Approved Documents.
Information to support leaseholders and residents living in buildings in the Building Safety Fund (BSF).
This series brings together all documents relating to construction statistics.
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.
Responsibilities of the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building’s safety case report.
The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.
Guidance documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re converting an existing building into a dwelling.
VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
What documents clients need to submit to manage building control approval for higher-risk building work under transitional arrangements.
The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Information on the Building Safety Fund (BSF).
Responding to breaches of planning control under the Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023.
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