This guidance is for a principal accountable person, or someone authorised to act for them, who needs to register a high-rise residential building.
Applying to register a high-rise residential building – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Check if you need to register a building
Only apply to register high-rise residential buildings in England.
A high-rise residential structure has:
- at least 7 floors or is at least 18 metres in height
- at least 2 residential units
A high-rise residential building can contain one or more high-rise residential structures. You may need to apply to register 2 or more structures as one building if they’re connected in certain ways.
Do not register buildings that are entirely used as a:
- hospital
- care home
- secure residential institution
- hotel
- military premises
- prison
Read the full guidance on buildings that need to be registered.
Check who can register the building
The principal accountable person must make sure the building is registered.
A principal accountable person can be an individual or an organisation like a:
- housing association
- local authority
- company
Individuals within these organisations cannot be the principal accountable person. The organisation is the principal accountable person.
Someone within the organisation should be the single point of contact. The Building Safety Regulator will contact this individual to discuss building safety issues. They should have authority or duties relating to the safety of the building. But this does not make them the principal accountable person.