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UK's Building Safety Regulator Faces Major Approval Backlog

4/22/2025

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The UK's Building Safety Regulator is struggling to tackle a significant backlog of Gateway 2 approvals, leaving over two-thirds of applications in limbo. This delay is stalling vital high-rise residential projects and causing banks to retreat from financing in this high-risk sector, with only 14 out of 45 applications approved since last autumn.

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Story summary

The UK's Building Safety Regulator is struggling to tackle a significant backlog of Gateway 2 approvals, leaving over two-thirds of applications in limbo. This delay is stalling vital high-rise residential projects and causing banks to retreat from financing in this high-risk sector, with only 14 out of 45 applications approved since last autumn.