You may have come across a recent BBC news item about a house collapse in London following basement renovation work.
The property was thought to be…
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After winning the LABC Superstar (Yorkshire) Award 2017 the response from colleagues, friends, and acquaintances has been overwhelming and I never…
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We’ve now seen the housing white paper "Fixing our broken housing market" which is principally focused on dealing with the slow planning system.
It…
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The West of England 2017 winners from Herefordshire Council, back in the office.
Employees from 12 England and Wales local authority building control…
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At the London District Surveyors Association (LDSA) Annual General Meeting recently, 2016/17 President Tim Gillooly handed his chains of office over…
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LABC's Chief Executive Paul Everall today called on the Government to prevent a decline in the quality of new homes, while agreeing that an increase…
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We know visits to the circus can be hair-raising but a trip to the one pictured above, sat underneath overhead power lines, might have led to more…
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If you’re working on any compartment wall such as an attached garage to a dwelling, or a protected staircase in offices, then you must make sure that…
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Evidence suggests that thatched roofs have been around since the Bronze Age and the chocolate box image above is seen as most people’s aspiration of…