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Japanese knotweed (fallopia Japonica) is considered to be one of the most invasive plants in Britain but would you recognise it if you came…
Responding to claims from ACAI Chairman, Paul Wilkins, that Approved Inspectors are more competent and shouldn't be excluded from the new regulatory regime post Hackitt, LABC's chief executive, Paul Everall has said, "Once again ACAI are playing the man, not the ball. The industry and government…
That will depend on the type of project, the type of application and the local council area you live in. All local council building control teams are only permitted to recover the cost of the work they carry out, they do not make a profit on their services.
This is in contrast to private…
A career in construction can be a rewarding one but what about when the physicality of the job gets too much, or you feel you need a new challenge to keep you motivated?
Many of our 3,700 network of local authority building control professionals started out in non-building control careers. A…
Advice on how to submit your awards entry.
Contact our team at learning@labc.co.uk for more information on training courses - we'll be happy to help steer you in the right direction.
Three million new fire doors are bought and installed every year in the UK. They resist fire, stop smoke and allow precious time for people to escape or survive until rescue.
As a building contractor, delivering a job in, on, or under budget is constant pressure - and one of the tempting areas…
This video explains what to do if you didn't get building regulation approval for your building work, and what to do if the property you want to buy hasn't had a building regulation application.
We were pleased to be able to interview LABC Warranty's Surveying Managing Director Rob Burridge on video at our recent Policy Conference.
As someone who's been in the building industry for 35 years, and focussing on quality and defect prevention for much of that, we thought he was the very best…
Here is our handy document on how to make a winning entry to give you the best chance of success.