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 ...

More than 14,000 households have been left in a "worrying" situation by the collapse of a company that checks new building work meets safety standards, an industry expert has said. PWC Building ...

How cuts to council building control teams over the past decade have contributed to the building safety crisis #UKhousing A tower block refurbishment in west London comes up for consideration by the ...

The firm provides building control services through two brands that are registered building control approvers under the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Assent also carried out a raft of fire safety ...

The Building Control Independent Panel’s call for evidence is the most significant opportunity in a generation to reshape how we regulate building safety in England. The panel’s ‘problem statement’ ...

Assent Building Control Limited says discussions continue after regulator confirms work on higher-risk schemes must stop because firm did not register as approved inspector The Building Safety ...