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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)…
Guidance setting out how electrical safety standards regulations for the private and social rented sectors affect landlords, tenants and local authorities.
Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.
Explains requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.
This guide explains the process a landlord must take when they served an eviction notice before 1 May 2026.
Information for housing providers about funding for development of affordable housing through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) 2026 to 2036.
This guide explains when evidence of identity is required and how it should be given. It is aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 67).
Find details of a building inspector listed on the register of building inspectors for England.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
Explains the process for obtaining a lawful development certificate for existing or proposed use.
How Business e-services customers can check their current applications to HM Land Registry through the portal.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Advice on the role of the Green Belt in the planning system.
How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19).
The Capital Funding Guide (CFG) contains the rules and procedures for providers delivering affordable housing through one of Homes England's affordable homes programmes.
How to apply for building control approval from the Building Safety Regulator to construct, or carry out building work on, a higher-risk building.
Anyone in England or Wales can use this service to contact the Building Safety Regulator.
Guidance for completing forms ID1: Certificate of identity for a private individual, and ID2: Certificate of identity for a body corporate.
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