London Construction Magazine coverage filed under Regulations & Standards.
London accounted for 71% of the residential units covered by approved new higher-risk building and conversion applications in the Building Safety Regulator's (BSR) latest Gateway 2 reporting period, according to London Construction Magazine analysis. The official figures published on 6 November 2026 show 6,733 units approved in the capital out of 9,453 nationally, while the overall Gateway …
Temporary safety measures on ageing residential blocks can remain in place for years when demolition, strengthening or regeneration moves more slowly than the engineering assessment originally assumed. Public structural reports reviewed by London Construction Magazine show the same problem appearing in different forms: restrictions on potential sources of explosion, vehicle-impact protection, wak…
Britain's ageing council housing stock has a problem that cannot always be seen in the concrete. In some post-war blocks, engineers are trying to establish structural histories from incomplete drawings, old correspondence, council minutes, previous surveys and targeted opening-up because the record of what was actually built or strengthened decades ago is incomplete. Public structural rep…
An ageing block of flats can be in good structural condition today and still have no defensible long-term future in its current form. A draft 2026 structural appraisal reviewed by London Construction Magazine makes the distinction unusually clearly. Engineers described the buildings they inspected as being in a generally good state of repair, with no significant signs of structural distress o…
The Building Safety Regulator has opened a 10-week call for evidence on Part K of the Building Regulations and Approved Document K, covering protection from falls, collisions and impacts in and around buildings. The review covers stairs, ladders, ramps, handrails, guarding, windows, doors, glazing and vehicle barriers. BSR said it wants evidence from designers, contractors, engineers, buildin…
