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LABC's annual President’s Reception marks the handover from the current President to the holder of the post for the following year.
The 2018/19 President will be Dave Sharp, Principal Building Control Surveyor from Wrexham County Borough Council (pictured above, being…
The LABC London Building Excellence Awards took place at the Guildhall Great Hall on Friday 10 May 2019. The historic venue was buzzing with over 400 guests attending from across the industry including: Mulalley & Co. Ltd, Willmott Dixon Construction, Kier Construction Ltd, Paul Simon Homes,…
Our new Housing Standards Review document takes a comprehensive look into the main outcomes and key dates for implementation.
Welcome to the LABC Building Excellence Awards Entries for the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2025 (for projects completed in 2024) are now closed! For more information about our awards please click on the boxes below.
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…
LABC Warranty has announced the release of the LABC Warranty Technical Manual version 10 which is now available to access. Written by technical experts, the Technical Manual is available to anyone building new homes in England and Wales.
The LABC Warranty Technical Manual is…
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…
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…
During times like these, it is essential for us to keep things running smoothly and local authority building control teams have been working hard to do just that.
LABC ISO 9001 surveillance audits are now underway virtually, with four building control teams already audited.
The…
Shortlisted Finalists
193-195 Sloane Street
Region: London
Project Team: TTPP, PDP London, and Cadogan
Local Authority: Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea…