The government has issued the new Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 which outlines new duties under the Fire Safety Order for the Accountable Person(s) to ensure the fire safety of their building is fully compliant. These legislative changes will help to meet the recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, by Read more…
An update on the building safety bill has been issued by the building safety regulator. This update has given us an insight in to some of the major changes that we can expect and ultimately, what those changes will mean for building owners and managers once it has cleared its Read more…
On Thursday 20th January 2022, the government announced a new service which aims to protect leaseholders and force developers to make their high-rise buildings safe. This new online service will allow leaseholders living in high-rise residential blocks to track their building’s application to the Building Safety Fund, with the use Read more…
A new plan to reset the approach to building safety was announced by Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, yesterday (Monday 10/01/2022). The majority of the announcement concentrated on the proposed protections for leaseholders and who will pay remediation costs for cladding. It was announced that leaseholders living Read more…
What is the Fire Safety Act? The Fire Safety Act 2021 amends the Fire Safety Order 2005, and along with the draft Building Safety Bill, is part of a collection of new legislation in response to the recommendations within the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Hackitt Review. One of the key Read more…
Last Friday we were finally able to celebrate 15years of 4site Consulting, with a joint Christmas and Anniversary party held at Essex County Cricket Club. It was really important for us that we celebrated such a milestone, as we’re very proud of what we have achieved over the past 15 Read more…