Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove has secured the signatures of the country’s biggest housebuilders on the developer remediation contract. Thirty-nine developers – including the top 10 biggest housebuilders in the UK – have signed ...

Neil Coles, Senior Strategic Relationship Director at Chubb Fire and Security, explains how smart fire and security systems can help keep buildings safe and secure In the past, HVAC, lighting, and security systems have been separate entities. Technological advancements have ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has published a checklist of key actions to help building owners and operators prepare for the radical health and safety changes contained in the Building Safety Act. New legislation, which came into force last month, ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has created a safety case tool kit for building owners and managers responsible for high-rise residential buildings. The law relating to building safety in England is changing. Proposed reforms currently making their way through parliament ...

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove has issued a warning to developers that they must pay to fix the cladding crisis that they caused as he overhauls the government’s approach to building safety. Gove has ...

Landlords and duty holders are being encouraged to prepare for the Fire Safety Act 2021 which will make significant changes to fire safety regulation. Safety and compliance expert, Bureau Veritas is describing the legislation as a “new era for building ...

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has launched an industry-wide consultation into a new proposed Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI), to gather the views on the Code before it is formally launched later this year. The new Code addresses the ...

Conor Logan, Technical Director at Colt International provides an overview of the latest changes to fire safety in residential buildings On the 2nd April, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced ambitious steps, initiated by the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower ...