The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 introduces new responsibilities and accountabilities on owners of high-rise residential properties, with property managers at the heart of helping to deliver and support the new regime on behalf of their clients. This new regime aims to engender a change in culture within residential property ownership and management with greater transparency and engagement at the heart of this new regime. Understanding who is accountable and what is needed is essential for owners and managers alike in order to stay ahead of the game and understand what it is going to take to ensure compliance.
Accountable (AP) or Principal Accountable Persons (PAP) will be required to develop and implement a formal “Resident Engagement Strategy” to promote the participation of residents in the making of building safety decisions. The development of this document will most likely heavily rely upon managing agents’ knowledge due to the nature of the information and arrangements that are required.
Failure to get this strategy right will not only affect the building and its residents – the report forms part of the documentation that has to be submitted to the Building Safety Regulator as part of the Building Assessment Certification process for approval to allow continued occupancy of the building – but moreover.
The aim of this course is to help you, your team and your clients understand who has accountability for the development of a Resident Engagement Strategy but also understand the importance of capturing and understanding the demographics, needs and preferences of the residents, what a strategy must include and what support can be offered to AP/PAPs and how best to manage resident engagement in the long term.
