27 July 2022 Dear Members Your vote counts! Implementing the new Building Control Regime for Higher-Risk buildings and wider changes to the Building Regulations for all buildings and The In-occupation Regime for Occupied Higher-Risk Buildings have just been published by the Department for Levelling up, Housing Communities. Thank you to those members of the Residents Voice …
25 July 2022 Dear Members I hope you are all keeping well. Whilst there is no material for the IRP to consider at present, please be assured that there will be plenty to be considered in the coming months. In the meantime however, we’d like to update you on the following matters: Following the discussions …
20th July 2022 Subject: Consultation on Secondary Legislation for the Higher-Risk Buildings Regulatory Regime (In-Occupation-Residents’ Voice) Good afternoon Residents’ Voice Advisory Group. We wanted to let you know that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has just published consultations on: Implementing the new Building Control Regime for Higher-Risk buildings and wider changes to …
16th May 2022 Good afternoon At the last Residents’ Voice Advisory Group workshop, we mentioned that we would share the published Building Safety Act with you. The Building Safety Act has now been published online which you can access using this link: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/30/contents/enacted Kind regards Chioma Wuche Residents Voice and Levies, BSP Department …
From: PRS Strategy & Engagement <PRSStrategyandEngagement@levellingup.gov.uk> Sent: 11 May 2022 10:22 To: PRS Strategy & Engagement <PRSStrategyandEngagement@levellingup.gov.uk> Subject: Renters Reform Bill Dear Colleague We are delighted to announce that the Government will be bringing forward a Renters Reform Bill in the third session. The intention to legislate was mentioned in the Queen’s speech …
Agreement with major developers to fund building safety repairs 13th April 2022 The government has revealed a wide-ranging agreement that will see industry contribute £5 billion to address the building safety scandal. Major homebuilders accounting for half of new homes pledge to fix all unsafe tall buildings they have had a role in developing More …
Building safety funding inquiry launched by Levelling Up Committee 19th January 2022 The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has today launched a new inquiry into building safety and issues relating to funding and remediation. The Committee’s inquiry will examine the announcements made by Secretary of State Michael Gove in his statement to the …
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove to face questions from Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee – Monday 8th November 4pm The new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove MP, will be questioned by MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on Monday 8th November from 4pm. The cross-party group of MPs is likely to question the Secretary of State on a range of issues relating …
8th June 2021 Dear all, We are writing to inform you that today, 8 June, the Government has launched a new consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (“PEEPs”) in high-rise residential buildings which seeks views on implementing the relevant Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations. The consultation will be open for a period of six weeks, from 8th …
8th January 2021 FPRA Honorary Consultant Jonathan Gough has prepared a response to the extension of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 Consultation. This was submitted on 8th January. Further details of the Consultation are below: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/domestic-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms The responses are shown in green : Questions: Smoke alarms in rented homes Q1: …