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From 15 October, new installations must follow BS 7671 Amendment 4, Electrical Contracting News reports. Citing SELECT, it says a job designed to the old version may be finished to it if the contract allows. Of the forms, the EICR changes most.
Read itYour former client's buyer wants the certificate. A paid archive search can end empty. The owner applies for regularisation, with a fee to pay and a separate question over who ultimately bears the cost.
A bill introduced on 14 October would make freeholders and others responsible for building safety fix unsafe cladding without delay, with fines of up to £500,000 for ignoring a Remediation Order. Contractors who have already paid for the work would get a simpler claim against the manufacturer.
An apprentice can repay the investment, but the available British model puts recovery after qualification. What they produce matters, and so does the time your engineer spends teaching them.
Your council's written notice sets the stage notifications for your job. A private building control body has its own list of stages. Photographs can provide evidence where the body accepts them, but sending them is not approval.
A roofer who fits solar panels could get that one skill recognised without a whole new qualification. CITB is asking employers and workers whether it would work, until 15 January 2027.
MHCLG wants private landlords in England held to legal deadlines for damp and mould repairs. How long they would get, and from when, is still to be decided. The consultation closes on 18 December 2026.
Help with tools, PPE and workwear for people starting out in the trade, Electrical Contracting News reports. Students at three colleges get it first. Amounts, eligibility rules and dates aren't out yet, and nothing says a business can apply for its apprentice.
NICEIC's £834 covers application and 12 months' certification. NAPIT's £786 covers application and initial assessment, with no published annual fee or confirmation that it is included. Both include VAT. The prices are not like for like.
You notify the boiler and its controls through Gas Safe. A new chimney liner or electrical circuit takes another route. An unvented cylinder depends on the scope of your registration.
The Home Office guide now covers individual subcontractors you bring in for a customer's job, and can make you liable for labour another business supplies. What protects you depends on who holds which contract.
Petrol and diesel prices now sit next to forecourts on Google Maps, in the app your drivers already use for directions. Handy for picking a fuel stop; whether the detour pays is still your call.
Council charges can exceed the figures in cost guides. These 33 English tables show the size band behind your extension allowance and whether VAT is included.
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