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How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
This series brings together documents relating to government construction.
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)...
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 documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
This series brings together all documents relating to construction statistics.
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
Help for clients, or someone they authorise, to submit and manage a building control application to the Building Safety Regulator – for higher-risk building work or building work to an existing higher-risk building.
Information on the framework used to procure school and public building construction works.
This brings together guidance on new models of construction procurement, based on best practice in public sector construction.
These are the Marine licence requirements for construction activities taking place within the Marine Management Organisation's jurisdiction.
When you need building regs approval, how to apply, using a competent person scheme, and determinations and appeals
This project aims to examine how to increase demand and accelerate delivery of low carbon housing.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for construction/refurbishment projects and products: heating, lighting, taps, paint, timber etc.
You may need to notify HSENI if you are a contractor planning a construction project
The Common Minimum Standards for Construction (CMS) set out mandatory standards construction project team members in Government should use.
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