The government has announced a consultation on the proposed transparency requirements associated with the ongoing costs of the new building safety regime.

With the Building Safety Act 2022 establishing new legal duties for landlords and building owners of higher-risk residential buildings to keep their building safe, the government says there will be an ongoing cost associated with complying with some of these building safety duties, which can be passed to leaseholders through the service charge.

​​The consultation and call for evidence is also seeking views on:

• ​The administrative and operational changes needed to implement the new transparency requirements
• ​The cost of and time taken to adjust existing systems or to implement new systems to meet the transparency requirements
• ​The impact of different commencement timings and sequencing.

For more information and to take part in the consultation, which closes 31 March, click here. ​