That’s fair, although asking privately first doesn’t mean not raising the issue publicly.
Because of how the Forum software works, many more people may see the original question rather than the organizer’s response. (This is also true of many ways of raising issues.) So I think one upside of asking privately first, and posting the answer along with the concern, is ensuring that as many people as possible see the answer. Doing so also would prevent potential anxiety if the answer is that the (proposed?)[1] regulations would have no effect on non-new construction, which seems likely to be the case.
It’s unclear if anything has actually changed yet. In August 2023, it was said that “[t]he changes will be made through Building Regulations and accompanying guidance” (emphasis mine).
That’s fair, although asking privately first doesn’t mean not raising the issue publicly.
Because of how the Forum software works, many more people may see the original question rather than the organizer’s response. (This is also true of many ways of raising issues.) So I think one upside of asking privately first, and posting the answer along with the concern, is ensuring that as many people as possible see the answer. Doing so also would prevent potential anxiety if the answer is that the (proposed?)[1] regulations would have no effect on non-new construction, which seems likely to be the case.
It’s unclear if anything has actually changed yet. In August 2023, it was said that “[t]he changes will be made through Building Regulations and accompanying guidance” (emphasis mine).