The Building Safety Regulator has established a new national register of existing higher-risk buildings in England, which opened on 6 April 2023.

A higher-risk building is defined as a building in England that:

1. is at least 18m in height or has at least seven storeys; and
2. contains at least two residential units.

This includes student accommodation but does not include a building comprised entirely of a secure residential unit, a hotel, military barracks, or a building that contains living accommodation provided by the Ministry of Defence or the other armed forces (as per the Higher-Risk Buildings [Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions] Regulations 2023).

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