BSR gateway 2 approvals rise to 71%, with more than 12,000 housing units approved in the last 12 weeks, latest figures show.

The Building Safety Regulator says its batching pilot initiative is “outperforming the previous multi-disciplinary (MDT) model” in Gateway 2 process.

Viridis Living has secured Gateway 2 approval for the delivery of new student accommodation at the University of Manchester’s Fallowfield Campus.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has moved to a standalone organisation, paving the way for the creation of a single construction regulator.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published draft regulations to move the functions of the Building Safety Regulator out of the Health and Safety Executive, into an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by MHCLG.

A new board of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is taking on the functions of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) as part of a major revamp announced by the government this morning (30 June).

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has issued a call for evidence for its short inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has been urged to provide more clarity on the design requirements for project approval for higher risk buildings.

The Building Safety Regulator has published its enforcement policy statement detailing how it will enforce the building safety regime.

HSE has confirmed Philip White’s appointment as director of building safety on a permanent basis.

The Building Safety Regulator has published its first three-year strategic plan.

Tom Weld and Kayla Urbanski give a detailed overview of the Building Safety Regulator function under the new building safety regime.

The Building Safety Regulator has named two bodies as the first independent provider schemes for building control professionals to become registered building inspectors.

The Building Safety Regulator said around 750 applications have been started since it launched its building online register in April.

Chief inspector of buildings at HSE has announced his retirement weeks after the new building safety regime has started.

The new Building Safety Regulator is consulting on two documents laying out professional ethics. The BSR was set up following the Grenfell tragedy and will be operating as part of…

The Health and Safety Executive is establishing a Building Safety Regulator and has created a new role to lead it.

The government has launched a consultation, which proposes a scheme of charges to clients and construction firms for the services of the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR).