Takeaways from the Inaugural BSR Conference
We ask the Building Safety Regulator some difficult questions about the new legislation and their reporting regime
We ask the Building Safety Regulator some difficult questions about the new legislation and their reporting regime
Audit of readiness of the 43 English Fire & Rescue Services to receive electronic information from Responsible Persons of High Rise Blocks
The London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) long-awaited enforcement report into the New Providence Wharf fire is ‘underwhelming’
A simplified guide to preparing for and maintaining ongoing compliance with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
Secure Information Box forms part of the new Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, which are enforceable from 23rd January 2023
50 months post-Grenfell we are living on borrowed time with Building Safety. Immediate solutions to stabilise the situation are long overdue.
The UK Government is now consulting on a proposal to introduce a new residential property developer tax aimed at raising £2bn over 10 years – have your say here
In the run-up to the Fire Safety Bill vote, we have launched our interactive map of blocks that have a digital Building Safety Logbook
Confusion over guidance and shortage of qualified surveyors leading to EWS1 certificate chaos according to our latest report
Despite Grenfell, London councils are still ignoring Fire Risk Assessments, the only legally required assessment of Fire Safety in tower blocks!
Many discussions about the Building Safety Crisis often overlook the scale of the problem. The absence of relevant data is the biggest issue.
By creating a digital building safety logbook for every building we will ensure building safety and restore confidence for residents.
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The EWS1 form was created to address fire safety issues post-Grenfell, however a lack of professional indemnity insurance for the surveyors that sign off this form has thrown a spanner in the works.
A story of a very Dry Riser that would never have worked and no-one had spotted it due to failings in Building Safety management!
All high risk buildings need a ‘Golden Thread’ of digital information, which forms a key part of the Draft Building Safety Bill
Risk Assessment and Risk Management form the main components of the Building Safety Case that will be required for all higher risk buildings
Today’s breaking news of the full evacuation at Notting Hill Genesis Paragon Estate in Brentford highlights the role of the Fire Risk Assessment in Building Safety.
What RICS, creators of the EWS1 process, and other stakeholders, such as MHCLG, should be doing right now to secure the EWS1 process and save innocent residents from further harm.
On March 12th 2020, we first approached RICS and MHCLG with our concerns over the EWS1 process being a ‘magnet for fraud.’
This survey seeks to understand the impacts and practical realities of the Building Safety Bill’s changes on large property owners