Construction firms now have less than seven days to appoint a new registered building control approver (RBCA), following the liquidation of the companies on 6 November, which had given them a seven-day window to approve their projects.
If they fail to appoint a new RBCA within this critical timeframe, under the Building Act, oversight of their projects will automatically revert to local councils.
For non-high-risk projects, construction can continue if a new RBCA is appointed.
However, higher-risk building (HRB) projects, such as residential towers and complex mixed-use schemes, must now revert to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), meaning work must stop until a valid new application is approved.
The Health and Safety…