All building safety articles – Page 2
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NewsContractor says developers could fund pre-application process to ease building safety ‘gateway 2’ logjam
McLaren warns larger new high-rise housing projects are being stalled for up to a year by checks under the Building Safety Act
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In FocusWhat the delays at the Building Safety Regulator mean for high-rise development
The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes. Joey Gardiner finds out why
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NewsGateway 2 delays caused by outsourced delivery model, admits Building Safety Regulator
Lack of in-house expertise blamed for delays to applications for high-rise buildings
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NewsReeves says she will not ‘renege’ on building safety regulation as 90 new high-rise projects held up by rules
Figures show 92 new higher-risk buildings and work on 641 existing blocks are pending ‘gateway 2’ design approval by the regulator under the Building Safety Act.
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CommentChange of focus, elevation of skills and use of tech: how building control must modernise post-Grenfell
Building control is being overhauled following Grenfell. Denise Chevin looks at what changes need to be made
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NewsGreenwich scheme handed demolition order can stay with design changes, Planning Inspectorate rules
Developer Comer Homes has three years to remove orange cladding and must pay nearly £7m to council
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NewsNew building safety regime adding six months to delivery, says Unite Group
Student developer has deployed half of last year’s £450m equity raise, according to trading update
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NewsClients show ‘total lack of engagement’ with Building Safety Act, says engineering services body
Trade body says government needs to begin public awareness campaign
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NewsPersimmon boss says tax rises and building safety levy will cost housebuilder up to £40m a year
Dean Finch warns government’s efforts to build 1.5m homes hampered by cost burden on sector running into “billions”
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NewsRayner asks Building Safety Regulator for ‘fundamental review’ of Approved Documents
Guidance on meeting regulations to be simplified
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NewsBarratt Redrow, Vistry and Taylor Wimpey among 29 signatories to government’s remediation plan
Developers have committed to starting or completing work on all their buildings by end of July 2027
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NewsRayner’s plan to speed up remediation won't work without more funding, warn G15 and NHF
MHCLG will work with sector to produce a long-term strategy to fix social housing blocks
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NewsThree more Scottish social landlords identify RAAC in their homes
Scottish Housing Regulator data reveals that a total of 16 landlords have now found RAAC in their homes.
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NewsConstruction ‘sleepwalking’ to repeat of Grenfell due to ‘culture of silence’, warns non-profit
Considerate Constructors Scheme says workers are reporting concerns over safety of materials used on new builds
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NewsThree in five buildings with dangerous cladding have yet to be identified, warns watchdog
Some unsafe buildings may never be identified, National Audit Office says
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NewsAlex Norris replaces Rushanara Ali as building safety minister
Ali lost the brief after it came to light that she had attended a conference sponsored by a cladding firm linked to Grenfell
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NewsMetropolitan Thames Valley Housing increases development spend by 40%
Accounts also confirm £80m deficit after building safety costs and write-downs
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NewsDevolved government opens consultation on Scottish Building Safety Levy
Transfer of powers necessary for policy expected to complete in coming month
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In FocusKey takeaways from the Building the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday was the venue for two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by Building and Housing Today.
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CommentThe cost of rectifying the building safety crisis is immense, but the cost of inaction is far greater
Gavin Smart reflects on the lessons the sector must learn from the Grenfell tragedy