The British Property Federation (BPF) has called for a “new approach” on resourcing at the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) after it emerged high-rise residential schemes were facing delays of up to two years.

Housing Today reported last week that delays in handling applications for so-called ‘higher risk’ housing schemes taller than 18m were caused largely by an outsourcing model adopted by the BSR, which does not employ its own in-house technical staff.does not employ its own in-house technical staff.

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