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Much of what happens in the building industry isn't recorded, agreed or placed within a fair contractual framework. While a verbal contract may be convenient, it is worth noting that if trouble hits, a verbal agreement offers no protection at all.
Good contracts are as helpful to you as they are…
As the country slowly re-establishes itself over the coming weeks when lockdown begins to be lifted, it's critical that building owners, managers and landlords and those who offer "refill" schemes take action to manage the risk of water systems that have not been used, to ensure that…
Simon Adamson is Site Manager for Croudace Homes.
During the process of constructing a residential development which included 78 dwellings of two to five bedrooms and a new village hall in Meppershall, Bedfordshire, Simon along with his local council building control inspector decided this was…
The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) lays down rules for the marketing of construction products and uses a common technical language to assess product performance. The aim is provide reliable information to construction professionals so that they can compare the performance of products…
Water UK have published a pre-implementation version of "Sewers for Adoption" Edition 8. The document is expected to come into effect by mid-2019 and the Revised Principles Paper can be viewed here.
The Sewers for Adoption Guide is for use by developers when planning, designing and…
Local Authority Building Control prevents at least 476,000 things going wrong on site every year before construction even begins.
LABC has released independent research on issues that were found during the routine plan assessments done by local authority building control teams. The research,…
There has never been a better time to consider a career in building control. If you have an inquisitive mind, are interested in the built environment, like to understand how things are constructed, are a confident and effective communicator and are prepared to challenge and learn, then get in touch…
Dame Judith Hackitt
Delegates at LABC's recent annual conference heard from a variety of expert speakers from across the construction industry including Dame Judith Hackitt who now chairs the Industry Safety Steering Group. In a wide ranging speech she made a powerful case for implementing all…
Congratulations to Anthony Oloyede who succeeded Dave Sharp as President of LABC for 2019-2020 at this year's AGM in Birmingham.
Anthony's focus for his presidential year will be on helping to ensure that all members throughout England and Wales are fully aware of the many…
Here at LABC, in our role as membership organisation for a national network of local authority building control teams in England and Wales, we're committed to providing public and consumer protection as well as to enforcing the building regulations.
Here are just some of the ways we're doing…