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The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
What the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is, work covered by the scheme and find out whether you should register as a contractor or subcontractor.
What subcontractors in the building industry must do under the Construction Industry Scheme - registering, record keeping, applying for gross payment status and reporting business changes
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
What you have to do under the Construction Industry Scheme if you're a contractor - registering, filing returns, paying subcontractors and keeping records.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
The Building Safety Fund (BSF) provides funding to fix life safety fire risks associated with cladding in buildings over 18 metres high. This guide explains the process.
Information to support leaseholders and residents living in buildings in the Building Safety Fund (BSF).
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
Where to find work, who can help you and how to access skills based training for employment.
Join a competent person scheme to self-certify certain types of building work instead of getting building regulations approval from a council or private inspector - how to join, current schemes
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
Use this service to apply to become a registered building inspector in England and Wales with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
CSCS cards provide proof that individuals working on construction sites have the appropriate training and qualifications for the job they do.
What documents clients need to submit to manage building control approval for higher-risk building work under transitional arrangements.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
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