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Latest update: Building Safety Bill

The Building Safety Bill aims to create ground-breaking changes to building safety regulation and set new standards, which are related to how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained in the future.

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Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government has introduced the Fire Safety Act 2021 in order to amend the existing legislation, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and to ensure a similar tragedy does not recur.

Residents’ responsibility on fire safety

Fire safety in residential blocks of flats is a major issue that has been recently brought into the spotlight due to the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017.

New changes in fire safety legislation

On April 2^nd 2020, the Government announced changes to building regulations with the creation of a new national Building Safety Regulator, a role run completely by the Health and Safety Executive.

Using a cheap assessor is not always best

Health and safety legislation for residential properties is becoming more complex and, for this reason, it is an ongoing critical issue. The penalties of non-compliance could be severe.

Contractor Management

Employing contractors is an inevitable and essential part of that property management and a Managing Agent’s responsibility at law also extends to the people who work on a building for the purposes of maintenance and repair.

Maintaining your property

The housing market continues to evolve as a result of the pandemic, with average house prices drop for the first time in 8+ years, and prices down by 0.1% year-on-year according to the latest House Price Index by Nationwide.

Asbestos – Managing the risk

The term Asbestos refers to 6 naturally occurring silicate minerals which are composed of microscopic fibres. Breathing in these fibres can seriously damage your lungs, causing harmful and potentially terminal diseases.

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