The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has released its October update on Gateway 2 building approval applications.

Getting the fire safety profession to embrace digital information management is still a challenge, says BSI’s Aman Sharma.

Aman Sharma MBE is the new chair of BSI’s strategic fire safety committee for the built environment. He tells CM what new standards construction should look out for.

Design consultancy Pick Everard has introduced Building Safety Act training for clients on compliance obligations and best practice guidance.

The government is bringing forward a new Remediation Bill requiring landlords of buildings 18m or more in height with unsafe cladding to complete remediation by the end of 2029.

The draft regulations setting out how the Building Safety Levy will operate have been laid in Parliament before final approval.

If construction wants to restore public trust, it needs to demonstrate progress without further delay, writes Matt Mahony.

In the latest twist to higher-risk building confusion, the Upper Tribunal has regretted that the First Tier Tribunal spent time debating an issue it has no jurisdiction over. Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen explains what happened.

Dr Rebecca Rees and John Forde review the changes in building safety laws since the Grenfell Tower fire of 14 June 2017.

In this Q&A, Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen set out some important information about the levy so construction can get to grips with it before its implementation in Autumn 2026.

Tim Hillier and Olivia Jenkins explore the impact of the landmark building safety judgment in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd.

Public sector procurement firm Fusion21 has appointed 145 specialist companies to a £800m national building safety and compliance framework over four years.

Dame Judith Hackitt hoped the industry would have shown more “urgency and pace” in addressing competence concerns following the Grenfell Tower fire.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has warned that external panic or emergency exit door sets are being supplied to the construction market without the necessary third-party certification.

A Midlands building consultancy is reviving the concept of a clerk of works as building safety and compliance becomes increasingly important.

The Building Safety Levy will come into effect in Autumn 2026, the government has confirmed.

Main built environment organisations have unanimously welcomed the government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry’s final report.

The Cabinet Office has also launched an investigation into seven companies criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.