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Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document S, which sets standards for installation of electric vehicle charge points or cable routes.
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Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
How to comply with fire safety law for those responsible for fire safety in small blocks of flats.
The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.
This section describes guidance for area types that authorities should consider when creating design codes or guides.
Use this service to apply to register a high-rise residential building in England with the Building Safety Regulator.
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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.
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...
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Service providers or government departments installing networking technologies in government shared buildings, known as hub buildings.
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The CMA is reviewing the Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption Order to inform its recommendation to government on whether to replace or vary it when it expires on 28 February 2026.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
An update on building regulations and fire safety guidance as part of wider reforms to building safety.
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