How To Register High-Rise Residential Buildings!

In the UK, high rise residential buildings that are 7 storeys or more, or 18 metres and above in height. It is a legal requirement under the Building Safety Act 2022 for all high-rise residential buildings with 2 or more residential units to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator. You must register your high rise building that residents occupy or could occupy by 30 September 2023. It is an offence to allow residents to occupy an unregistered building after this date. New buildings after 1st October 2023 must have a relevant completion certificate or final notice. They must be registered before residents can occupy them.

Who Can Register The Building?

The principal accountable person must make sure the building is registered. A principal accountable person is usually an organisation like a:

• housing association

• local authority

• company

Someone from the organisation must be the single point of contact for the Building Safety Regulator. But this does not make them the principal accountable person. The individual will:

• discuss building safety issues with the regulator

• have authority relating to the safety of the building

Individuals from these cannot be the principal accountable person or an accountable person. The organisation is the principal accountable person. In limited circumstances, an individual can be the principal accountable person. For example, if the individual is:

• the owner of the building

• named on the leasehold as responsible for maintenance of common parts

The principal accountable person can authorise someone else to register the building for them. For example, they can authorise a managing agent for legal representative. The authorisation must be in writing like an email, letter or written contract. However, authorising someone to act for you does not make them the principal accountable person. A principal accountable person is usually an organisation. You do not have to authorise individual employees of that organisation.

How to Register The Building

You can apply to register a high-rise building online. You will need:

• the building's name, address and postcode

• a building summary, including height in metres, number of floors and residential units, and year of completion

• the names and contact details of the principal accountable person and all other accountable persons

You'll also need a credit or debit card to pay the £251 application fee for each building. If you cannot pay by card, you may be able to pay by invoice. The invoice must be paid before your application can be assessed. If the application fee isn't paid before 30 September 2023, your building will not be registered in time. If you take too long to pay, your application will be rejected.

Furthermore, as part of the application to register a high-rise residential building you need to provide a summary of the building including:

• number of floors at or above ground level

• ground level

• top floor

• height of the building

• number of residential units

• when the building was completed

• structure and fire safety information

Click the following link to register your high-rise residential building: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-a-high-rise-residential-building

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