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The Building Safety Act 2022 created legal protections for leaseholders from historical building safety costs.
This page provides a template for a home user guide and a ventilation guide to inform homeowners how to operate and ventilate their dwelling.
The Responsible Actors Scheme was launched in July 2023. Eligible developers who do not join the Scheme and comply with its conditions will have planning and building control prohibitions imposed on them.
Help with building safety risk assessment, managing risk, and safety management systems for high-rise residential buildings
A list of references to test standards that are common across a number of product families which apply to construction products.
Information on the Building Safety Fund (BSF).
Divisional letter dated 13 May 2013 about the best practice guidance on wall maintenance and construction that already exists.
2021 consultation-stage guidance for Approved Document L (conservation of fuel and power), Approved Document F (ventilation) and Overheating.
Information and sanctions relating to Approved Inspectors.
How residents can complain about a building safety risk, or the performance of an accountable person or principal accountable person.
This guidance provides an overview of redress measures which ensure that those responsible for contributing to the building safety crisis meet the cost of rectifying their mistakes.
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
What documents clients need to submit to manage building control approval for higher-risk building work under transitional arrangements.
This document sets out the minimum competence requirements for organisations and individuals in a competent person scheme.
Building regulations: competent person self-certification schemes - conditions of authorisation.
This notice of approval sets out the national calculation methodologies for expressing the energy performance of buildings in England and Wales.
New and amended Approved Documents and compliance guides to support energy efficiency requirements of the building regulations.
This page explains the Building Safety Regulator's inspection selection criteria and how it will prioritise the inspection of building control bodies.
Duties and responsibilities of the principal accountable person.
Guidance on the government's plan for the removal of an unsafe cladding system on all buildings over 11 metres.
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