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The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced a new regulatory regime for higher-risk buildings (HRBs) — residential buildings 18m+ or 7+ storeys. It establishes the Building Safety Regulator, introduces three gateway points (planning, pre-construction, completion), requires duty holder competence declarations, mandates the golden thread of building information, and creates an ongoing in-occupation safety regime. We provide project management that integrates BSA compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

Yes. We act as employer's agent for registered providers and housing associations on JCT Design & Build contracts. This includes preparing employer's requirements, managing the tender process, monitoring construction quality and progress, certifying interim payments and practical completion, and managing the defects liability period. Our EA services ensure RP schemes comply with Homes England requirements and Design Quality Standards.

We map all S106 obligations at project inception, track trigger points against the construction programme and sales/occupation milestones, coordinate with registered providers for affordable housing delivery, manage financial contribution payments, and maintain compliance evidence for planning condition discharge. Proactive S106 management prevents planning breaches that can halt construction or sales.

We provide project management across all residential tenures — private sale houses and apartments, build-to-rent, affordable rent, social rent, shared ownership, First Homes, retirement living, extra care, and co-living schemes. Our experience spans volume housebuilders, SME developers, registered providers, institutional BTR investors, and later living operators.

Residential construction carries specific CDM risks including multi-phase sites with occupied plots adjacent to active construction, public and purchaser access interfaces, repetitive work creating complacency, working at height on house types, deep excavations for foundations and drainage, and construction traffic management on estate roads. Our Principal Designers address all of these in pre-construction information.

We provide the construction cost input for residential viability assessments — build cost estimates, infrastructure costs, abnormal cost allowances, and phasing assumptions. This supports planning viability discussions, affordable housing negotiations, and investment appraisals. We also review contractor tenders against viability assumptions to ensure development budgets remain on track.

The golden thread is the key building information that must be created, maintained, and updated throughout the lifecycle of a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act. It includes design documents, construction records, fire safety information, and as-built data that enables building safety to be managed in occupation. We ensure golden thread information is captured accurately during construction for handover to the Accountable Person.

Yes. We manage the NHBC (or equivalent warranty provider) inspection regime throughout residential construction — coordinating key stage inspections, managing CML requirements, ensuring foundation and drainage sign-off, and resolving any non-compliance before they become warranty issues. Proactive warranty management prevents completion delays and post-handover claims.

Phased delivery is standard on residential schemes. We develop phase strategies that align construction sequence with sales velocity, infrastructure delivery, adoption timescales, S106 trigger points, and cashflow requirements. Each phase is managed as a self-contained delivery package while maintaining infrastructure continuity across the wider development.

New housing must comply with Part L 2021 energy performance standards (including the Future Homes Standard trajectory), Part O overheating requirements, Part S electric vehicle charging, and Biodiversity Net Gain (minimum 10%). Many local authorities also require BREEAM, Passivhaus, or additional sustainability measures through planning conditions. We integrate these requirements into project delivery from design through commissioning.