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Outgoing LABC President voices fears over DCLG’s lack of concern for consumers and council taxpayers
Outgoing LABC President Peter Keates has called on the government to maintain a coherent building control system in order to reduce increasing costs for local authorities and property owners. Speaking at a reception on board HMS Belfast attended by 160 representatives from the building…
More than 500 people from local government have attended a series of LABC/LGA (Local Government Association) regional briefings and questions posed at these events have revealed concern about MHCLG’s plans for reform of the building safety regulation system.
The briefings were part of LABC…
LABC via our local authority members is pleased to support the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) in England in the regulation of higher risk buildingsThe Building Safety (Regulator’s Charges) Regulations 2023 enable the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to make and recover charges for, and in…
LABC’s ISO standard quality management system has gone from strength to strength with more than 230 LABC teams receiving accreditation or on the way to do so. This represents 87% of the teams in a 3,500 strong network.
The process began back in December 2017 when Alcumus ISOQAR conducted a…
Data released by the London Assembly paints a bleak picture of diversity in the construction industry...
Analysis of Skills Funding Agency data has revealed that gender stereotypes continue to influence the male to female ratio of apprenticeships in industries that have traditionally been…
Local Authority Building Control (LABC), the membership organisation for 3,500 public service building surveyors in England and Wales, has launched a fully funded trainee scheme to attract new recruits into the profession.
Following the landmark Building Safety Act 2022, LABC is boosting…
The New Homes Review is a new, independent online homeowner survey and annual report on the new home buying experience in the UK.
This has been launched in response to the recent findings of the All Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment regarding customer…
Here at LABC, we offer a range of accredited qualifications from levels 3 to 6 for Local Authority Building Control teams. Whether you want to top up your professional knowledge or learn something new, you can enrol onto one of our enriching qualifications and progress your career in building…
The UK economy is missing out on £10 billion each year because home owners are so fearful of hiring a cowboy builder, they simply don’t commission building work, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Key results from the FMB’s research into consumer confidence in…
Building a Safer Future Charter launches with first companies on way to becoming ‘Charter Champions’
The Building a Safer Future (BSF) Charter has launched its ‘Charter Champion’ company initiative to help companies drive the systemic culture change required to put building safety first.
Through robust self-assessment, benchmarking and independent verification, the BSF Charter Champion company…