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  • Homes England launch Interim Measures Alarm Fund (IMAF) NEW

    The Interim Measures Alarm Fund (IMAF), managed and delivered by Homes England, provides government funding to install interim fire alarm systems in residential buildings.
    The Interim Measures Alarm Fund (IMAF) is designed to reduce the prolonged use of interim fire safety measures and encourage progress towards more permanent fire safety remediation. Read more and aply here.

    The fund aims to:

    • improve resident safety while remediation or long‑term mitigation work is undertaken, enabling residents to remain safely in their homes
    • reduce the risk of unnecessary decants, ensuring buildings remain occupied where safe and appropriate to do so
    • promote compliance with National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) guidance on simultaneous evacuation by supporting the replacement of waking watch with common fire alarm systems where feasible
    • protect leaseholders not covered by statutory protections from the cost of interim measures by funding the installation of common fire alarms

    The fund helps:

    • support leaseholders, by removing potential exposure to the high ongoing costs of waking watch arrangements, which previously required residents to cover substantial monthly charges
    • implement the installation of common fire alarm systems that meet BS 58391 Category L5 standards, providing a more effective and sustainable fire safety system than human fire wardens

  • Building Safety Regulator strategic plan 2026 to 2027 NEW

    Today, the BSR has published the Building Safety Regulator Strategic Plan, outlining its five priority areas that will guide its work from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027:

    • Improving operations and processes
    • Supporting remediation of buildings with unsafe cladding
    • Ensuring safe construction and smooth Gateway 3 approvals
    • Keeping safety risks and building standards under review
    • Improving professional standards across the built environment

    BSR has consulted its statutory committees including the Statutory Residents’ Panel and partner regulators, reinforcing BSR’s commitment to ensuring residents’ voices and lived experiences shape regulatory decisions.

    The plan covers one year to allow the BSR to carefully consider any changes that come with becoming a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). It also sets the foundation for the next three-year strategy (2027-2030), which will build on lessons learned, emerging risks, technological change and the evolving built-environment landscape. 

    Read the plan here

  • Leaseholder Managed Buildings - Survey on experience of managing safety

    Are you a director or an active member of a Right to Manage Company, Resident Management Company or a collectively enfranchised building? Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) need to hear from you. 

    MHCLG know that being responsible for your building’s safety can be challenging. They are carrying out research to better understand your experiences of this role, the key challenges you face, and the support needed to help you to maintain the safety of your building.

    This is an opportunity to share your experiences and help ensure that any support is designed with your needs in mind. You can choose to take part anonymously or leave your personal contact details. If you leave your details, MHCLG may contact you for further discussion about your experience of managing your building.  

    A small number of survey respondents may be invited to take part in one-to-one interviews with researchers at MHCLG. 

    Please take part in this short survey before midnight on Monday 16th March. It will take no longer than 10-15 minutes to complete: Leaseholder Managed Building Experience Survey – Fill in form

  • BSR becomes standalone body in landmark step towards single construction regulator

    The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has today (27 January 2026) officially moved to a standalone organisation, paving the way for the creation of a single construction regulator - a key recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.  

    The move from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to an arm’s-length body under the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, represents a significant moment for the built environment.  

    As a new organisation, BSR will work towards establishing a single regulator by promoting competence and higher standards. It will drive the vital culture change required by everyone working in the built environment to support this government’s ambition to build more, safe homes, and remediate those which are unsafe. 

    The move to standalone status is underpinned by a significant ‘operational reset’ in BSR’s role as the building control authority for higher-risk buildings.  Following the introduction of its Innovation Unit and new efficiency measures, the regulator’s operational delivery is fast improving. This progress demonstrates a commitment to combine regulatory experience with industry knowledge to target guidance and education where it is needed most.

    Read more here

  • MHCLG Launches new Building Safety Newsletter

    Residents, industry professionals and otherstakehlders can now stay informed about building safety developments, guidance, and updates by subscribing to MHCLG’s newsletter. Sign up by clicking here

    The first issue (January 2026)  can be found here

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