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When the Software Is Free and the Advice Is the Product
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Developers Promised to Start Work on 80% of Their Unsafe Buildings by This Month. Government Data Puts Them at 48.5%.
In December 2024, developers committed to start or complete works on 80% of buildings requiring remediation by end July 2026. MHCLG's own data has them at 48.5%, up 1.2 points in 22 months.
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The BSR has refused 31 of 37 decided RTM Building Assessment Certificate applications, and 78 of 96 RMC applications. The regulator does not record refusal reasons. Primary-source data.
Three Regulators, Four Duties: What 9,565 Fire-Safety Notices and 658 BAC Refusals Tell RMC and RTM Directors
FRA notices, BSR refusals, prosecutions on multi-storey UK blocks: what three regulators actually check, and the four duties that drive most enforcement.
How Many RTM Companies Exist in the UK? The Definitive Data
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