Friday, 8 June 2018

Hackitt Review Update: Government Commits to Major Building Safety Reforms


As a part of a vision to set out a more robust regulatory future for the construction and private rented sector, the government has committed to:
·         launching a consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in cladding systems on high-rise residential buildings
·         banning desktop studies if the current consultation does not demonstrate that they can be safely used
·         ensuring residents have a better mechanism for blowing the whistle on landlords who do not maintain safe buildings
·         changing the law to achieve meaningful and lasting reform of the building regulatory system
·         inviting views on how the government could implement reform of the regulatory system
·         restructuring building regulations fire safety guidance to ensure it is clear
Read more on the NLA website.

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