Regulator of Social Housing’s Lessons Learnt from Landlord Inspections

As the new building safety regime under the Building Safety Act 2022 continues to take shape, many housing providers and building owners are still navigating its full scope and requirements. In this exclusive webinar, we are joined by Andrew Saunders from the Building Safety Regulator to discuss the latest legislative updates and guidance for occupied higher-risk buildings, including elements assessed during the building assessment certificate application and gateway processes. 

Implementing an effective passive fire protection strategy is crucial for ensuring the safety and compliance of your buildings. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, you have a legal duty to reduce the risk of fire and the risk of the spread of fire on your premises. Passive fire protection is fundamental to this, including measures such as fire compartmentation, fire doors, fire curtains, dampers, and cavity barriers. This session highlights best practices and lessons learnt to implement an effective passive fire protection system, including effective fire compartmentation and the importance of fire doors. 

One year on from the full implementation of the Building Safety Regulator’s new building safety regime, ensuring compliance with the gateway application process is crucial. This session shares details on each step of the building safety gateway process, including the level of detail required within each gateway application, mandatory occurrence reporting, and change control plans. 

With shifting policies and funding uncertainties, the delivery of affordable housing has become increasingly complex. Discover expert insights into the challenges and opportunities in the sector from National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) updates and government social rent priorities to ambitious housing targets and accessing land and grant funding. 

This webinar will highlight what you need to be thinking about now to have assurance that you are ready and well-prepared, whilst closing any gaps you may have. You will hear from an organisation who have spent time preparing and how they approached their duties, alongside what they have learnt, and what their key challenges and significant issues have been.

Managers will be provided with an understanding of what you need to provide to your Executive Team and Board, and Executives or Board Members will understand what they should expect to receive from those with operational responsibilities.

Following the government's recent direction to housing providers, Graham Whittingham, guest speaker and mould specialist, joined our panel of experts to discuss how you should be meeting the relevant standards for dealing with damp, mould, and condensation risks in this free, live webinar.

We provided practical advice covering the action you can take to treat mould and damp issues, so that all properties are as safe as possible for residents to live in.

There will be new responsibilities for landlords and building owners come January 2023, meaning now is officially the time to be getting yourself prepared and ready for these important changes.

• An overview of the regulations and what it means for your organisation.
• What you need to be doing to ensure compliance with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
• Knowledge of the best practice and lessons learned from across the sector.

• The technical requirements and standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing
  
• The process for collecting and submitting data
  
• What providers need to be doing now to be fully prepared for April 2023
  

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Understand how you can best manage your health-related issues within the workplace.

Health and Safety Consultant, Anne Gardner-Aston, discusses managing the 'Health' in Health and Safety, alongside Senior Associate at Evershed Sutherlands, Surekha Gollapudi, who shares her knowledge of managing health-related compliance within the housing sector.

Hear from industry experts for an update on the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act and disrepair, alongside trained barrister, Melanie Cant LLB (Hons) CIHM, from January 2021.