Response to MHCLG’s consultation on improving proportionality and building safety outcomes in building control

Real Estate:UK supports the Government’s objective of introducing greater proportionality into the higher-risk building regime, particularly where relatively minor or routine works currently trigger extensive gateway requirements despite presenting limited fire or structural safety risk. However, any move towards a more proportionate approach must continue to maintain appropriate safeguards for works that could affect active fire safety systems, structural integrity or the wider fire strategy of a building, alongside clearer guidance and greater recognition of mixed-use higher-risk buildings.