Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page outlines some of the significant news and changes affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis.    1. Registration process for Building Safety Regulator opens  The registration process for the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) portal has commenced, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced last week. As part of the Building Safety Act’s reforms, all existing residential buildings with heights of at least 18 metres or 7 storeys should be registered with the BSR by 1 October. The Principle Accountable Person (PAP), which can

Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page outlines some of the significant changes affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis.    1. Galliard and Emerson sign remediation contract  Galliard Homes and Emerson Group have joined 44 other developers in signing the remediation contract for buildings 11m and over. Nearly a month after the deadline, there are four developers that have not signed – Abbey Developments, Avant, Dandara and Rydon Homes. If Michael Gove intends to keep to his word, these homebuilders will be barred from joining the government’s Responsible

Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page outlines some of the significant changes affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis.     1. Developer remediation contract  This week, Galliard Homes signed the government’s developer remediation contract, committing the developer to remediate their unsafe buildings. This brings the total signatures to 45 with 5 who are still yet to sign (Abbey Developments, Avant, Dandara, Emerson Group and Rydon Homes). The developers were expected to sign by 13 March 2023. The government has threatened serious consequences for those who do not.    2. Inside

    Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page outlines some of the significant changes affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis.   1. Developer remediation contract  Two weeks on from the deadline to sign the government’s remediation contract, committing developers to addressing life-critical fire safety defects associated with buildings 11m+ they have built or refurbished, there are 6 who have yet to sign (Abbey Developments, Avant, Dandara, Emerson Group, Galliard Homes and Rydon Homes). The latest signatories are Lendlease and Inland Homes. If developers want to join the government’s

Welcome to this week’s building safety bulletin. This page sets out some of the most significant latest developments affecting developers, leaseholders, contractors, housing providers, and anyone else interested in the UK’s building safety crisis.   1. Developer remediation contract deadline  While only 39 companies had signed by the deadline, an extension allowed others to sign up. Industry reports indicate all or almost all those targeted will sign up eventually.  Leaseholder groups are already complaining that the initiative does not cover all those who have been accused of shirking their responsibilities. Monday was the intended closing date to sign the government’s legally

Earlier this evening the directors at Keeble Brown, Jane Cozens and Spencer Neal sat down with the team to share notes. Like all Budgets, the significance of the UK’s first proper budget in 19 months will only become apparent in the coming months, but that is no reason to hold back from offering up some thoughts.  In case you missed it, today was Spring Budget Day. Now everyone is picking over the Chancellor’s Budget Statement and dissecting his Red Book, which sets out the detail behind the Budget Statement.  Of course, the most obvious ‘hot take’ is that this time