Housebuilder Barratt has set aside £192m to fix building safety defects affecting legacy properties in its portfolio: £12.8m more than in the previous fiscal year.

The Chartered Institute of Building has become a corporate supporter of Building a Safer Future.

The government has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder that was delaying fixing building safety defects.

From 30 September 2026, all new residential buildings 18m or over in England will have to include a second staircase.

Uncertainty about new building safety regime causing ‘jitters’ among investors, leading build-to-rent developer reports.

Guidance on managing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in listed buildings has been published.

A leading construction safety body has raised concerns about fire safety competence in care homes, following two serious incidents.

Local authorities may stop performing building control responsibilities after the 6th of April due to a lack of registered professionals, LABC’s chief executive has warned.

Just over 1,500 building control surveyors have begun the process of registering with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) as of 31 January, according to official figures.

An MP suggested there are similarities between the unsafe cladding crisis and the Post Office scandal during a select committee session on fire safety.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served enforcement notices for fire safety shortfalls to companies working at the Hinkley Point C construction site, including Laing O’Rourke.

Construction lawyers at Womble Bond Dickinson review what changes in legistlation the industry can expect this year.

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.

Construction Management editor Will Mann has been chosen as Construction/Infrastructure Journalist of the Year at the annual International Building Press (IBP) Journalism Awards.

Following a recent government announcement, second staircases in high-rises are back in the spotlight. Michelle Essen and Kate Hanson explain what’s new.

CIOB has welcomed new legislation in Scotland that gives powers to ministers to assess and remediate buildings with unsafe cladding where owners do not provide consent.

Newham Council has successfully prosecuted a building owner who failed to remove dangerous cladding from a residential high-rise in East London.