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If your home has been improved or extended by a previous owner, you will need to have the proper certification for it when you come to sell. If you do not have the relevant building certificates and no building regulation approval was given before work started, then you can apply for ‘…
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Most building projects - even small extensions, knock-throughs or improvements - need to comply with the Building Regulations. This applies in cases where planning permission is not needed. So have a look at Do I need a Building Regulations application? or ask for advice from your …
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Read Seb's journey as a trainee in building control, with the help of an LABC Bursary.
The building regulations provide controls for building work to be done for health, safety, security, welfare, convenience, access for people in and about buildings and for energy efficiency purposes. The requirement for energy efficiency is laid out in, what is commonly referred to as, Part L of…
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When work is ‘reverted’ to a local LABC team, you will need to provide them with as much information as possible to help them determine whether the work so far complies with the relevant regulations. All local authorities are obliged to charge a fee for work reverted to them and this fee will be…
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Builders, architects, designers and anyone else involved in a construction project can submit an entry.
If you’re entering your own project, your own company or yourself, an email will be sent to the Head of your local authority building control department, who can…
Introducing Courtney Bryan, winner of the LABC Newcomer of the Year award in the Grand Finals 2022. Courtney will be sharing what it is like to be a part of Building Control and how it felt to be a winner.
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