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England Building Safety Regulator: operations

Contact the Building Safety Regulator

Library captured 10 September 2026 · Source updated 30 October 2024

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Ask the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) a question

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You can ask BSR about:

the responsibilities of registered building control approvers

the responsibilities of registered building inspectors

BSR services, for example, Register as a building inspector or Register as a building control approver

For buildings in England, you can also use this service to ask BSR about:

residents’ safety and involvement

the responsibilities of designers, builders and others in the construction industry

the responsibilities of local authority building control

guidance and building safety law

statutory committees

staging building control applications for complex developments, for example, multi-building projects

BSR services, for example, Register or manage a high-rise residential building or Submit a mandatory occurrence notice

Make a complaint to BSR

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You can complain to BSR about:

registered building inspectors and registered building control approvers

local authority building control in England

BSR itself

For high-rise residential buildings in England, you can also complain to BSR about:

issues in the building that could lead to fire spreading

issues in the building that could lead to part or all of the building collapsing

issues with fire safety or structural integrity in the building that is being designed, built or renovated

accountable persons and the principal accountable person

Complaints about the building you live in

If you are a resident in England and want to complain about the building you live in, first raise your issue with a person accountable for building safety. For example, the building’s landlord or management company. Use this service if they have not dealt with your issue.

What you cannot use this service for

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BSR cannot respond to questions or give advice about:

compliance with the building regulations

building control applications in England, before an application has started

building control applications in Wales

local authority building control in Wales

high-rise residential buildings in Wales

Contact the Welsh Government (on GOV.WALES) about local authorities, building control applications or high-rise residential buildings in Wales.

Do not use this service to report concerns about anti-social behaviour or the general cleanliness of a building. Report these issues to your landlord or management company.

Before you start

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To ask a question, BSR will ask you for:

your contact details, or the contact details of someone acting for you, so BSR knows who to respond to

details of your question

To complain, BSR will ask you for:

the building address, if the complaint is about a building

your contact details, or the contact details of someone acting for you, so BSR knows who to respond to

the name of the person or organisation you have previously complained to, if relevant

details of your complaint, for example, the date you became aware of the problem, who you’ve already reported it to and when, if relevant

any supporting information, such as photographs or documents you want to upload

If you do not want to give BSR your name and contact details, you can ask someone you trust to ask a question or make a complaint for you.

Learn more about BSR.

Get help using this service

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Telephone: 0300 790 6787

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30am to 5pm

Wednesday, 10am to 5pm

Saturday, Sunday and UK bank holidays, closed

If you would prefer to speak on the phone in a language other than English, a translation service is available.

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