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Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
Join a competent person scheme to self-certify certain types of building work instead of getting building regulations approval from a council or private inspector - how to join, current schemes
The government's strategy for preparing for a second wave of COVID-19 covering supply and logistics for distribution of PPE.
VAT refunds on building new homes and conversions - how to claim, application form and guidance notes
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
How principal accountable persons, or someone authorised to act for them, can register a high-rise residential building in England.
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...
Use this service to apply to register a high-rise residential building in England with the Building Safety Regulator.
You must send a declaration along with your Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) application if your vehicle is amateur-built, for example, a kit car.
A beginner's guide on assessing whether a proposed housing project is financially viable.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Duties of the principal accountable person and accountable persons of a high-rise residential building to prepare and update a resident engagement strategy.
Find out what information the Building Safety Regulator holds in its register of high-rise residential buildings, and how you can access that information.
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