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Government commits £70m to tackle building safety skills gap

Ciaran Nerval — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:44:08 +0000

The three-year funding programme aims to increase the number of Class 3H professionals qualified to inspect high-risk buildings, as well as training new fire engineers.

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ME Asset Management launches platform targeting assets affected by building safety challenges

Lewis Berrill — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:33:04 +0000

Chief executive Verender Badial says it is "able to unlock value in assets where others see risk and uncertainty".

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Manner’s Hotspur Press plans move ahead after ‘devastating’ fire

Ciaran Nerval — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:35:39 +0000

The developer has received planning permission for its redrafted plans for the historic mill in Manchester, after most of the building was destroyed in a fire last June.

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BSR says three legacy gateway 2 cases remain, with 18 dubbed complex

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:40:59 +0000

Acting chief executive Charlie Pugsley said the regulator continued to see “improvements to the numbers of decisions being made for new-build applications".

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FOI reveals gateway 3 progress as 5,600 legacy homes await approval

Ciaran Nerval — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:00:52 +0000

Data shows 44 applications, submitted over three months ago, are still awaiting a decision at the Building Safety Regulator's final approval stage, despite being “ready for residents” to occupy.

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Second-staircase rule is blocking 18,000 homes a year, Place Base warns

Ciaran Nerval — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:16:46 +0000

The consultancy said the policy would scupper the development of around 90,000 homes over a five-year period, equivalent to a city the size of Milton Keynes.

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Alex Pope on period properties being hit hard by BSA

... — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:28:53 +0000

The whole building safety process needs improving to speed up development without any compromises.

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One Hyde Park residents win £35m remediation case against Laing O’Rourke

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:15:06 +0000

The High Court ruled that Laing O’Rourke Construction South, which completed the building in 2011, was responsible for serious defects in its pipework.

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Sheppard Robson’s Adrian Tanner on why staging may open a BSR gateway

... — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:55:28 +0000

Proposals to split safety approval for schemes into different stages could take the brake off development.

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BSR to push for further improvements as it becomes standalone body

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:25:53 +0000

According to Building Safety Regulator chair Andy Roe, the transition marks a “decisive and important step in strengthening building safety”.

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Big interview with Building Safety Regulator chief exec Charlie Pugsley

Jamie Bennett-Ness — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:43:30 +0000

The Building Safety Regulator has made major progress in fixing the backlog in applications. But its chief executive Charlie Pugsley tells Property Week's Jamie Bennett-Ness that it is far from complacent about the task ahead.

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BSR’s latest data shows steady progress as both decisions and new cases rise

Jamie Bennett-Ness — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:28:12 +0000

The Building Safety Regulator's latest gateway 2 figures show continued positive progress following its summer reforms, with a record number of year-end determinations.

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Fusion secures gateway 2 approval for London PBSA scheme

Ciaran Nerval — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:41:12 +0000

The Building Safety Regulator has approved the 636-bed Wood Green project, which is being developed with Tri7.

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BSR ‘not yet functioning effectively’, industry warns after Lords report

Ciaran Nerval — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:01:08 +0000

The Lords committee has called for more funding and support for the Building Safety Regulator to tackle "unacceptable" delays in processing applications.

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Morro’s Hackney resi scheme wins gateway 2 approval in ‘record’ 13 weeks

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:07:48 +0000

Fast approval for the east London scheme is a “significant moment of confidence for investors and developers", according to the founder of Morro's parent company Meanwhile.

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BPF casts doubt over Building Safety Regulator’s plan to clear backlog by January

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:19:35 +0000

According to the BPF, its data shows total live applications accounted for more than 61,000 homes in September, up from around 55,000 the month prior.

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BSR almost halves gateway 2 new build backlog

Ciaran Nerval — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:15:17 +0000

The majority of the remaining 54 past applications are projected to be closed by the new year.

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Forsters’ Julia Tobbell asks Who pays for rickety cladding?

... — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:14:31 +0000

Landlords need to take a proactive approach to avoid being caught out by the Building Safety Act.

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Major incident declared over London retail warehouse blaze

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:20:46 +0000

LFB has declared a major incident because of the suspected presence of fireworks and cylinders being stored within the building in Southall.

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Assent’s collapse slams brakes on building safety momentum

Joshua Stein — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:26:56 +0000

Costs rise and gateway progress threatened as building compliance firm goes under. Joshua Stein reports

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Why structuring developments to avoid safety obligations could be risky

... — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:32:42 +0000

Within the context of historically low housing completions within major UK cities – especially in the capital – we are aware of legislative concerns that some asset managers and developers are switching from approved residential schemes to hotels, to avoid the lengthy Building Safety Regulator (BSR) gateway process.

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HSE issues project guidance following collapse of building control firm Assent

Ciaran Nerval — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:42:56 +0000

The guidance states that work "must stop" on all high-risk projects previously overseen by Assent-owned building control approvers Oculus and LB Building Control.

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When building control struggles to control

... — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:25:00 +0000

The recent collapse of Assent Building Compliance highlights a range of concerns with the current building control model.

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Construction activity continued to slow in third quarter, RICS reveals

Ciaran Nerval — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:01:04 +0000

The latest UK Construction Monitor reveals the headline construction workload indicator fell to -8% in Q3.

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Kensington and Chelsea lifts ban on Grenfell Tower construction consultancy

Ciaran Nerval — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:51:24 +0000

Artelia Projects was construction design and management coordinator for Grenfell Tower, but the report into the 2017 blaze did not list it among the firms responsible for the fire.

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