When you’re building or renovating a home, it’s easy to get caught up in the big decisions – floorplans, windows, kitchens – but an area that shouldn’t be overlooked is electrical safety. That’s ...

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has confirmed that its review of Approved Documents guidance will go much further than looking at the functional requirements. The Building Safety Regulator has ...

In a statement online, it said the “major review” aims to “determine how best to provide clear, easy to understand guidance to the building regulations”. It comes after housing secretary Angela Rayner ...

Reflecting on my career, I began in Local Authority Building Control (LABC) just as the market was about to undergo lasting change. In 1985, NHBC became the first Approved Inspector under the Building ...