Peter Apps

Personal emergency evacuation plans will require landlords to identify residents in higher-risk buildings who may find it difficult to escape from a fire, and take steps to make them safer. But will the regulations work? And do they go far enough? Peter Apps finds out

Insurers have warned that redrafts of official guidance on cladding remediation “do not go far enough”, meaning residents could still be exposed to high premiums even after work completes

PAS 9980 was intended to help solve the country’s most pressing building safety risks, but the guidance appears open to exploitation. Peter Apps speaks to experts to find out more

Positive input ventilation units are marketed to the social housing sector as an easy solution to damp and mould, providing “fresh, filtered air”. But if improperly installed, they can have dangerous health impacts. Peter Apps reports

In the aftermath of the deadly Wang Fuk fire in Hong Kong, focus turned to bamboo scaffolding. But, as Peter Apps reports, scaffolding in the UK can pose a fire risk as well

Minor building work to high-rise blocks is likely to be moved out of the scope of the Building Safety Regulator’s oversight, amid a major shake-up led by chair Andy Roe

The Building Safety Regulator raised eyebrows over the summer when it appointed two former leaders of the London Fire Brigade to senior positions. Peter Apps meets them to ask what comes next

The Building Safety Regulator’s ‘Gateway 2’ process is causing severe delays to essential safety works. Peter Apps investigates why