Members of Rider Levitt Bucknall’s multi-disciplinary team share their perspectives on how the new building safety landscape has changed their work

Applications are being processed 48% faster than last year, while missing information can lead to a six-week delay.

James Huckstep on the legislation that has changed the landscape of building safety.

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

Guidance from the Industry Task and Finish Group on the Management of Competence in Organisations is being prepared for publication this month (May), according to its technical author.

Building Safety Regulator announces Dr Barbara Lane as first Independent Chair and Dr Hywel Davies OBE as Deputy Chair of the committee.

Regulator’s strategy involves dedicated account managers to improve applicant engagement and recruitment drive to expand regulatory lead capacity.

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

Three-year government funding programme comes after Grenfell Inquiry identified lack of qualified safety professionals in built environment sector.

The Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) latest performance data reveals that while overall Gateway 2 activity is progressing, remediation decision times are failing to meet expected targets.

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

The government has confirmed it will introduce primary legislation to regulate the fire engineering profession, aimed at strengthening public safety and raising professional accountability.

Delays caused by the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes are reportedly leaving residents in unsafe buildings and increasing costs for leaseholders.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has reported its highest monthly volume of Gateway 2 determinations to date.

Earlier in the week the industry was shaken following the collapse of Assent, one of the UK’s largest building control firms. Tim Hillier and Olivia Jenkins explain the options available after a building control body ceases trading.

Emergency interventions to unlock housebuilding in the capital have been set out by the housing secretary and mayor of London.

The Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) data management is “not viable” and BSR staff are segregating data manually. That’s what BSR non-executive chair Andy Roe told the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee yesterday (2 September).

Dame Judith Hackitt has said construction is “making a big deal” of the Building Safety Regulator’s current delays with Gateway 2 approvals and she raised concerns about the industry “going backwards” on its post-Grenfell cultural change.