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…
This Thursday 10th February 2022, our Operations Manager, James Purdey, Will be hosting a knowledge bank webinar for News on the Block. Knowledge Bank Webinars have been created by News on the Block to give Property and Block Managers the chance to listen and interact with professionals from within the Read more…
Following the Grenfell Tower Tragedy, Dame Judith Hackitt made recommendations for improvements to building regulations, in the form of the Hackitt Review. In June 2019, the government published the ‘Building a Safer Future’ consultation detailing proposals to implement these changes through a new Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Just over six 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…
The Government publish quarterly updates regarding the progress of the implementation of Phase 1 recommendations following the Grenfell tower fire. One of the key updates made on September 30th is in relation to Fire Doors and gives recommendations to the owners and managers of residential buildings on how they should Read more…
The IRPM Seminar is back! After having the event postponed twice and adapted to being online only, we are finally looking forward to attending in person as Platinum Sponsors. The IRPM Winter Conference 2021 will take place on Wednesday 1st December this year and is expected to be bigger and Read more…