DEVELOPERS HAVE now received legally binding contracts that will commit them to pay to repair unsafe buildings. The Government has in fact set a six-week deadline for developers to sign the legal agreement and is warning that those companies who fail to sign and comply with the terms of the contract will face “significant consequences”. [Read More]

THE ROYAL Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published a new guide for its members on the legal implications of the Building Safety Act 2022 and other draft regulations in England. The RIBA has developed the guide in unison with law firm Simmons & Simmons LLP to help members understand key issues affecting architects from the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Act 1984 and related regulations likely to be introduced. [Read More]

THE GOVERNMENT has laid the Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information, etc) (England) Regulations 2023 in Parliament. They will be subject to the affirmative procedure, meaning that they must be debated and approved by both Houses of Parliament before they can become law. [Read More]

SPECIALIST SOFTWARE business simPRO has produced a series of online guides collected within an e-Book containing Best Practice advice designed to assist field service-related companies – including fire safety-related concerns – when it comes to growing and scaling their operations across 2023. [Read More]

THROUGHOUT 2022, as Tony Boyle observes, many notable topics came to the fore within social housing, but have we lost sight of one of the basics when it comes to not only compliance, but also improving the safety of others? Moving into 2023, it’s crucial to recognise and respect the fundamentals regarding safety within the residential environment. [Read More]

THE CHARTERED Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched its new five-year plan, which focuses on quality and safety, environmental sustainability and an overriding desire to close the construction industry’s skills gap. [Read More]

THE FIRE Safety (England) Regulations 2022 come into force today (Monday 23 January 2023) and implement the majority of the recommendations made by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry in its Phase 1 report, which required a change in the law. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 seek to improve the fire safety of blocks of flats in ways which are practical, cost-effective for individual leaseholders and, importantly, proportionate to the risk of fire. [Read More]

WIRELESS FIRE detection and alarm systems developer Hyfire has boosted its UK team with the appointment of Martin Lee (in the role of business development manager for the UK and Ireland) and Richard Williams, who becomes regional sales manager for the South West. [Read More]