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The Cladding Safety Scheme will provide funding for the remediation or mitigation of the fire safety risks linked to unsafe external wall systems on medium-rise buildings where a responsible developer cannot be identified, traced or held responsible.
The Building Safety Act 2022 created legal protections for leaseholders from historical building safety costs.
When you need building regs approval, how to apply, using a competent person scheme, and determinations and appeals
This information sheet explains when the construction of a building may be zero-rated and the evidence needed to confirm that it qualifies for zero-rated relief.
Use this service to apply for and manage building control applications for higher-risk buildings in England.
This guidance outlines the obligations that the leaseholder protections in the Act place onto building owners, right-to-manage companies, resident management companies and named managers.
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
Guidance for local authorities and independent approved inspectors compiling quarterly information about new permanent dwellings, which is used for house building quarterly returns.
How to make a change control application for higher-risk building work or building work to an existing higher-risk building.
Following a review and consultation, the government has introduced regulations to extend the scope of the ban on combustible materials used in and on the external walls of buildings over 18 metres in height.
The Building Research Establishment was government agency which provided independent advice and information on building performance, construction and fire safety in the United Kingdom. BRE was privatised in 1997.
This series brings together all research documents relating to building regulations.
This factsheet provides a summary of key information about the contract for residents living in buildings where developers have pledged to remediate historic fire safety defects.
This collection brings together all circulars related to the building regulations.
The Cladding Safety Scheme is for buildings that are 11m+ outside London and 11-18m inside London. The scheme provides funding for the remediation or mitigation of the fire safety risks linked to unsafe external wall systems on buildings where the...
Guidance documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
Information and publications from certificates held on the Energy Performance of Buildings Register.
Buildings occupied by a public service organisation, eg council, libraries, education buildings etc need a Display Energy Certificate (DEC)
This project aims to examine how to increase demand and accelerate delivery of low carbon housing.
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