Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance

Employment Rights Act 2025

This week we’re going to discuss a deceptively simple question with big consequences: under the Building Safety Act and the new Building Regulations dutyholder regime, when the Principal Contractor is in place, who is actually responsible for specialist design compliance? The Building Safety Act has reshaped the way we think about design responsibility. It introduces new statutory dutyholders, the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under the Building Regulations,

ARB's Tomorrow's Architects: Competency Outcomes for Architects

The Single Construction Regulator Prospectus

Legislation Changes and Industry Updates to Watch in 2026

Should the UK continue to protect only the title of architect, or should it protect the function of architectural practice?

ARB Code of Conduct Guidance Notes

The introduction of new forms and declaration processes is reshaping the obligations of all key dutyholders across the construction and building safety landscape. In this article, we unpack some of the most common misconceptions surrounding the declaration requirements, explain the legal framework, and walk through the purpose, format, and best-practice approach for completing these critical documents. What Are Compliance Declarations and Why Do They Matter? Compliance Declar

What Is a Higher-Risk Building? Before we expand on the change control process, let’s outline the definition of a Higher-Risk Building (HRB) under the Building Safety Act. A building typically falls into this category if it is: At least 18 metres high , or Seven or more storeys , and Contains two or more residential units. The same applies to hospitals and care homes during design and construction, although these are excluded from certain in-occupation aspects of the Act. O

The UK government’s renewed commitment to a new generation of new towns marks one of the boldest interventions in housing and infrastructure policy in recent decades. Designed to tackle the deepening housing crisis while shaping sustainable, well-connected communities, this initiative represents both a nod to Britain’s planning heritage and a leap toward its 21st-century future. Why Now? Tackling a Deepening Housing Crisis For decades, the UK’s housing landscape has been und

Today’s post is an in-depth exploration of the Golden Thread—one of the defining concepts in modern UK building safety law, and now a...

On 1st September 2025 , the Architects Registration Board (ARB) introduced a new Code of Conduct that applies to all UK-registered...

The draft Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 usher in a new era of accountability, assigning responsibility for housing...

Building Safety Regulator Reforms - Building Safety Act

With the introduction of the Building Safety Act, the UK government has aimed to bring greater clarity—and tighter requirements—to...

We’re incredibly excited to share a milestone that means the world to us: Part3 With Me has officially reached 150,000 downloads! What...

When it comes to appointment contracts in architecture, not all agreements are created equal. While many projects rely on standard forms...

The architecture profession is filled with both creative opportunities and business challenges. One of the most persistent issues?...

The world of fire safety regulations is constantly evolving, and as of March 2025, significant changes to Approved Document B (ADB) are...