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You need approval from your local authority to use a raised structure to provide seating or standing accommodation in Scotland
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.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
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)...
Find out how to complain about a building safety risk, or the performance of an accountable person or principal accountable person, in a high-rise residential building.
Find out what information accountable persons must provide to different individuals and organisations and when to transfer it.
The information principal accountable persons must submit when applying for a building assessment certificate from the Building Safety Regulator.
UK Statements delivered on 22 and 23 May 2024 at the WTO General Council in Geneva.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
How principal accountable persons, or someone authorised to act for them, can register a high-rise residential building in England.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
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.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
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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