BSR’s new ‘innovation unit’ now handling majority of live new build cases

By Daniel Gayne2026-01-02T09:44:00

Shift follows focus on closing legacy cases

The Building Safety Regulator’s innovation unit is now handling the majority of its live new build cases, as it moves closer to clearing its legacy cases.

The latest figures, which cover the 12 week period to 22 December 2025, show that 102 of the regulator’s 171 live cases for new build were being handled by the unit established in the summer to replace the failing multi-disciplinary team system.

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