The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published a notice asking the sector and regulatory bodies to continue using government guidance to determine whether a building is higher-risk.

New guidance published by the government to establish the height of a higher-risk building is “unhelpful”, a construction lawyer told CM.

A recent ruling relating to a remediation order has flagged confusion at the time of determining what makes a higher-risk building. Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen explain.

The government is asking construction and regulatory bodies to continue using its official advice to determine whether a building is higher-risk following a recent judgement flagging that the guidance “appears to contradict” statutory provisions.

Health and Safety Executive inspectors from its investigations and building safety division attended yesterday (29 August) the site of a residential block of flats in Dagenham where a fire broke on Monday.

Lawyers at Womble Bond Dickinson’s construction and Engineering team explain the new regulations around higher-risk buildings change control.

Knowing if a building is ‘higher-risk’ or not can be confusing. Here, construction lawyers Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen give a detailed explanation of what higher-risk buildings are and what new building safety legislation will affect them.