Council has 87 per cent of building control roles vacant

A local authority in north-west England is relying on agency staff to fulfil legal obligations as 87 per cent of its building control roles are vacant. A report to Cumberland Council's Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee, ahead of a meeting on 29 July, revealed that… The post Council has 87 per cent of building control roles vacant appeared first on Construction News.

Major building control approver hit with improvement notice

The largest registered building control approver (RBCA) – a subsidiary of the National House Building Council (NHBC) – has been issued with an improvement notice after failing to properly record evidence gathered in its site inspection reports. NHBC Building Control Services was issued with the… The post Major building control approver hit with improvement notice appeared first on Construction News.

Building control company went under with £4m of liabilities

Assent Building Compliance went into liquidation with £3.8m of liabilities, Construction News can reveal. The company, which supplied compliance, inspection, certification, training and safety services, and was formerly known as Assent Building Control, went under in November. A report from an Official Receiver, seen by… The post Building control company went under with £4m of liabilities appeared first on Construction News.

Building control firm went into liquidation owing £1m

A registered building control approver (RBCA) went into liquidation last week owing more than £1m to creditors. Corporate Approved Inspectors Ltd (CAI) filed for voluntary liquidation on 9 June, hours after Construction News revealed it had told the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) that its operations… The post Building control firm went into liquidation owing £1m appeared first on Construction News.

Another private building control firm stops work

Registered building control approver (RBCA) Corporate Approved Inspectors (CAI) has told the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) it cannot continue with its operations, Construction News can reveal. The company, which had offices in London’s West End, Derbyshire and Surrey, has already transferred two higher-risk projects to… The post Another private building control firm stops work appeared first on Construction News.

HM Government - Manual to the Building Regulations, July 2020

The Building Act 1984 set up a simple way of regulating building in England (and, at the time, in Wales). This new system was explained by a manual, the "Manual to the Building Regulations". The old manual is now out of date. This current manual (attached) replaces previous manuals in England Dame Judith Hackitt led the Independent Review of Building Regulations & Fire Safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Dame Judith’s expert group called for this manual to be revised and made available

Jewson - All You Need To Know About Building Regulations, 20072020

A Toolkit Talks session from Anna Thompson of LABC who explains 'everything you need to know about Building Regulations'.

Quadrant Building Control - Changes to Changing Places: New Part M Volume 2 Amendment, 12082020

Steve Kidd from Quadrant Building Control explains this important amendment to Approved Document M - Volume 2 ... Changing Place Facilities and WCs ... that was published by the Government on the 19th July 2020

InfoTrack UK - Webinar: Planning & Building Regulations: A guide for conveyancing firms, 15092021

The ongoing evolution of housing, planning, and development regulations in the UK means conveyancers need to stay up-to-date to keep transactions moving and advise clients accordingly. Steve Johnson, National Key Account Manager at CLS Property Insight, discusses planning and building regulations and their effect on the conveyancing process.

Quadrant Building Control - The Building Regulations Approval Process, 12022019

A lot of people think making a Building Regulations application is a complicated process, but it really doesn't have to be. This video explains how the approved inspects of Building Regulations process works from start to finish: It's essentially the same if you're building a small extension to a house, or constructing a multi-million pound mixed-use building

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