Insights on building safety compliance, the Building Safety Act, and Golden Thread requirements.
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A monthly briefing for people who run residential blocks, covering service charges, day-to-day management and building safety.
PAS 9980:2026 replaces the 2022 FRAEW code of practice. What changed, why existing 2022 appraisals stay valid, and what managing agents should ask assessors now.
The RICS code 4th edition contains a building safety section and a 14-item resident disclosure table in Appendix D. What section 9 says about who is an accountable person.
BSR said updated building assessment resources were expected from September 2026. Here is what has been published so far, and what RTM and RMC directors can do now.
MHCLG is consulting on widening the emergency repairs route for higher-risk buildings. It opened 9 July 2026 and closes 3 September 2026. What is proposed, and what it would mean.
What belongs on a managing agent review meeting agenda, and in the decision pack directors get beforehand: cadence, money, Section 20, safety evidence.
A flat sale stalls on evidence nobody can produce. The nine things a lender or insurer is actually asking about, the seven parties who can hold each one, and what a leaseholder or a consultant can reasonably ask for.
Three UK building safety firms now give the software away and charge for advice. What you're actually buying, and the question to ask before you sign.
How Brocade derives a building's lending and insurance status from held evidence, names what is blocking each track, and shows who owns each blocker.
A safety case is a process, not a document. The four phases behind a regulator-ready safety case report, and what your managing agent needs at each one.
Cladding Safety Scheme funding for buildings under 11 metres is open. Applications opened 17 August 2026 and run 8 weeks. What your pack needs, and in what order.
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