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  • Building Safety (Wales) Bill Published

    The new Building Safety (Wales) Bill introduces a new safety regime for multi-occupied residential buildings in Wales, with a strong focus on resident safety, accountability, and regulatory enforcement. It builds on the Building Safety Act 2022 and responds to findings from the Hackitt Review and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

    Key highlights of the Bill include:

    • New statutory duties for building owners and managers.
    • A tiered system of responsibilities based on building height and complexity.
    • The introduction of duty holder roles such as the Principal Accountable Person (PAP).
    • Enhanced rights and protections for residents, particularly vulnerable groups.
    • Significant implications for developers, including registration and documentation requirements.

    To read the Bill in full, click here

  • UK Finance Updates Lender Statement on EWS1

    Today, Thursday 24 April, UK Finance has published an update to the current lender statement on cladding. This update covers:

    • Reliance in the mortgage journey on EWS1 forms more than five years old; and
    • The scenario of an EWS1 form in the mortgage journey by an invalid signatory

    Leaseholders and prospective buyers will now have more clarity on purchasing homes with building safety issues, following a key update from mortgage lenders and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) regarding EWS1 forms. 

    To read the UK Finance lender statement update in full  CLICK HERE 

  • Remediation action plan: BSR update

    HSE is setting up a new Remediation Enforcement Unit within BSR to quickly assess the cladding risk for those buildings registered with us.


    This is part of the remediation action plan as announced by the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner MP. 


    The Remediation Enforcement Unit will hold to account owners of registered higher-risk buildings (HRBs) clad with combustible aluminium composite material (ACM) and high-pressure laminate (HPL), enforcing where necessary, to ensure the remediation of unsafe cladding on HRBs. 
    We expect the unit to be up and running by Summer 2025. 

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  • Government announces Remediation Acceleration Plan

    On 2 December 2024, the government published its plan for increasing the pace of remediation for buildings in England with unsafe cladding.

    The plan consists of a number of measures to:

    • fix buildings faster
    • identify buildings at risk more quickly
    • support residents and leaseholders

    Access the full collection of documents and supporting policy papers here

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  • Smoke vents rendered inoperable by building work

    A new alert  from CROSS UK draws attention to the safety risks associated with preventing the operation of smoke vents, in particular Automatic Opening Vents (AOVs), by construction works on existing buildings. 

    Read the Alert and guidance here

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