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How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out what information the Building Safety Regulator holds in its register of high-rise residential buildings, and how you can access that information.
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...
How principal accountable persons, or someone authorised to act for them, can register a high-rise residential building in England.
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
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.
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)...
Service providers or government departments installing networking technologies in government shared buildings, known as hub buildings.
Responsibilities of accountable persons for a building’s safety case.
The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions...
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
If you build, buy or lease a structure and all construction contracts were signed on or after 29 October 2018, you may be able to claim tax relief.
Help for clients, or someone they authorise, to 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.
Use this service to apply for and manage building control applications for higher-risk buildings in England.
Information and publications from certificates held on the Energy Performance of Buildings Register.
Information on the Building Safety Fund (BSF).
Guidance documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
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