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ARTICLE · 26 OCTOBER 2026

The Building Safety Levy Explained — Who's Affected & What It Means For Developers

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The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 introduces a new financial obligation for developers undertaking residential projects in England. This levy, which came into force on 1 October 2026...

United KingdomReal Estate and Construction
Erika Johnson
Erika Johnson
Barnaby Prees
Barnaby Prees

The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 (the Levy) came into force on 1 October 2026, introducing a new financial obligation for developers undertaking residential development projects in England. 

This forms part of the Government's wider building safety reform agenda following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and is intended to ensure that the construction industry contributes towards the cost of remediating historic building safety defects, while reducing the burden on leaseholders and taxpayers. 

Here, Erika Johnson and Barnaby Prees from our construction team explore what the Levy is, which developments are in scope, how charges are calculated and the practical steps that developers should take now.

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