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The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…
We can’t assume things have been done correctly if there are no records or you can’t see important parts of the construction. If so, unfortunately it may be necessary to uncover some parts of the work.
This will be handled on a case by case basis – the local authority building control surveyors…
LABC’s President for 2022 is Heather Jones, Head of 3C Building Control in Cambridgeshire. She formally took over from Anthony Oloyede, who ended his pandemic impacted two-year stint at the end of December.
At her first major presidential engagement – the LABC Building Excellence Awards on 28…
If the complaint is about your own building work, you should initially raise it with your builder. You should always use a reputable builder who is a member of a trade association - such as the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The association has a published complaints procedure, which sets out…
Building Regulations applications are needed for most construction projects:
New buildings
All new buildings except agricultural buildings
Garages that are not fully detached and under 30 square metres
Extensions
All extensions no matter how small
Some…
It's a legal requirement for building work to meet the Building Regulations (2010) and building control services, also known as building control bodies, check that work complies with the Building Regulations and associated legislation. Work that needs to be checked by building control includes…
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If so, register (free) for our new Construction Professionals' Standards Hub and you'll receive:
Briefings and opinions on regulatory changes
Fast information and analysis on standards issues
Views on compliance in…
LABC hosted this year's London Building Excellence Awards in the beautiful surroundings of the Guildhall in the City of London on Friday, 11 May 2018.
There were more than 450 guests including representatives from the 15 winning and six highly commended projects, all entertained during a 20-…
Bookings are now open!
Congratulations on being a shortlisted finalist. It's now time to book your place at the awards ceremony to find out if you're one of our lucky winners!
Tickets are just £80.00 plus VAT and include a complimentary drinks reception, a three course meal and…
LABC Warranty work in partnership with Local Authority Building Control (LABC) to provide new home structural warranties to some of the biggest house builders and housing associations in the country as well as thousands of self-builders.
Our partnership with LABC means we can provide the…