Regulation & Fire Safety
Gateway 2 approval rate rises to 87%
The Building Safety Regulator has activated contingency plans for an expected rise in applications submitted before the Building Safety Levy took effect.
6 October 2026
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Regulation and Fire Safety
Building safety law, standards, testing and remediation.
Regulation & Fire Safety
Sergio Cavalaro appointed government building safety adviser
The Loughborough University professor will serve a three-year term at MHCLG, advising on construction quality, resilience and productivity.
6 October 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Solar Energy UK challenges Conservative plan to drop Future Homes Standard
The trade body says fitting solar during housebuilding costs less than retrofitting, as new energy standards approach their March 2027 start date.
5 October 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Withdrawn roofing standards remain in project paperwork
Roofing Today has highlighted outdated technical references that leave project paperwork citing different standards from those used on site.
30 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Residents fear cladding risk rules could leave blocks without full repairs
Changes to PAS9980 could allow flammable cladding to remain on some blocks, raising residents’ concerns about safety, insurance costs and selling their homes.
30 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Grenfell police seek charges against 54 people and 20 firms
The Crown Prosecution Service says it will decide on charges before 14 June 2027, the tenth anniversary of the fire.
30 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Social housing fire repairs reach 28.1% of affected buildings
The Regulator of Social Housing has published repair progress for buildings at least 11 metres tall and urged landlords to deliver remediation plans.
26 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Warning over free second-hand roofing sheets
Slater and Gordon solicitor Ryan O’Hara says supplying asbestos-containing materials can breach UK REACH rules, even when no money changes hands.
26 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Developer fined £1m over fatal window fall in Vauxhall
Façade contractor Lindner Prater was also fined £300,000 in a case involving failures over window safety and risk assessment.
25 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Vistry raises building safety provision as half-year losses emerge
Vistry put its remediation provision at £352.8m at 30 June 2026, following the inclusion of additional buildings and changes to estimated costs.
25 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Langley bitumen membrane system receives CCPI information mark
Langley has received a CCPI Mark for roofing system information, not the product itself, following an independent assessment.
22 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Roofing safety advice sets out limits of work-at-height training
Roofing Today says roof-work planning must cover access, equipment inspections and recovery of suspended workers, rather than focus solely on fall protection.
21 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Neutron Tower remediation approval took 31 weeks
A man died in a fire at the east London block one day after approval, and the building remains closed to residents.
18 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Coroner finds fatal Wigan wall collapse could have been prevented
Warnings about a rental home's bulging gable wall were recorded in 2013, years before it collapsed and killed tenant Clarice Berry in July 2021.
18 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Barratt Redrow records £103m in extra building safety costs
Barratt Redrow’s remediation provision stood at £1.07bn after it spent £154m on repairs in the year to June 2026.
16 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Rooflight Association sets out roles of four technical groups
The Rooflight Association has published an online guide to its technical work on standards and regulations affecting rooflight manufacturers, contractors and installers.
16 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Norfolk hospital seeks contractor for final RAAC safety works
A contract worth around £6.5m will cover roof re-covering works over 12 months from November, supporting the hospital’s remaining RAAC safety programme.
15 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Lendlease seeks £95.8m from Berkeley over remediation liabilities
The High Court claim concerns alleged defects at 20 residential schemes developed by former Crosby companies before or during their sale to Lendlease.
14 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
BSI publishes revised PAS 9980 external wall fire guidance
The voluntary code links decisions on cladding remediation to building risk, rather than treating removal or replacement as the default.
14 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Barnet housing appointment challenged by Grenfell survivors
Grenfell United has asked the council-owned Barnet Group to reconsider Laura Johnson’s permanent appointment following inquiry findings about refurbishment procurement and fire doors.
13 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Building control allocated £55m as charging rules face reform
A further £15m is earmarked for other building safety professions, alongside measures intended to strengthen council inspection services.
11 September 2026
Regulation & Fire Safety
Liability orders sought in £113.3m Deptford fire-safety dispute
Housing for Women wants three blocks demolished and rebuilt over alleged defects, while Clarion is pursuing five Willmott Dixon-related companies.
10 September 2026
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