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Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
Guide for designers, surveyors, project managers and installers considering the suitability of roofs to receive internal thermal upgrades.
Check if you can get free or cheaper insulation to reduce your home’s energy bills - including cavity wall, solid wall and loft insulation.
When you need building regs approval, how to apply, using a competent person scheme, and determinations and appeals
How to account for VAT if you’re a contractor or subcontractor installing energy-saving materials and grant-funded heating equipment.
How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.
Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme
Homeowners will be able to install rooftop solar panels more easily without costly planning delays.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
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
Guidance about meeting the building regulations, given by decisions on disputes made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
Find out if you can get VAT relief if you're having building work done in your home related to your disability.
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