BUILDING SAFETY

Playing to the strengths of light steel technology, the Building Safety Act received Royal Assent in April 2022. The act covers a raft of changes for housebuilders and developers.

These include a new system of accountability for safety in projects, a construction products regulator, and a refreshed regulatory framework. It is claimed to be the biggest change in building safety for over 40 years. The overhaul of regulations will require building owners to demonstrate safety at each of three new ‘gateways’ for planning and design, construction and occupation. Compliance will be monitored by the newly established Building Safety Regulator, with significant powers to demand documents and stop works, and a new National Regulator for Construction Products, with power to remove dangerous products from the market.

For more details on the Building Safety Act and to download the full document, go to: www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-act