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You, or the person carrying out the work, should ask for any certificates obtained from the Approved Inspector and any information about inspections undertaken so far. The local authority will also need any building plans, structural calculations or photographs of the work in progress which may be…
RICS have published a "clear, impartial" fire safety guide to highlight landlords' and tenants' responsibilities in keeping properties safe no matter what type of home they live in.
RICS believes a basic understanding of fire safety for all can reduce number of fire-related fatalities. This…
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…
Approved Inspectors (AIs) without the legally required insurance cannot serve any notices such as initial notices, amendment notices, plans certificates or final certificates for any work carried out. As such they are unable to undertake site inspections or plan assessments – any work done by them…
Our new Housing Standards Review document takes a comprehensive look into the main outcomes and key dates for implementation.
Nominations are invited each summer for the role of Junior Vice President and this is then voted on at our AGM. This year's Junior VP, Heather Jones will spend the next three years as part of the Presidential Team, eventually taking on the President role for a year, travelling the country…
Shortlisted Finalists
Douglass House Learning Disability and Autism Community Resource, Plymouth
Project Team: Mitchell Architects Ltd, Coyde Construction Ltd, Gates Consultants, …
Read about the refurbishment and relaunch of the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon as the newly named The Other Place.
In the interesting times in which we find ourselves, pan-European insulation specialist Actis has, like all organisations, moved its office-based team to remote, home-working.
Meetings and technical support advice are available via the now-standard selection of online tools such as Skype,…
Yes, it is what it looks like!
One of our Building Control teams encountered this DIY toilet installation on a recent project.
The householder had run out of money so had decided to do the internal work himself. The toilet was coupled to the soil stack with flexible ducting usually used for…