Building Regulations

FENSA stands for the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme. This is a relatively new scheme set up to ensure that all new windows comply with building regulations. The scheme enables window installers to certify that windows comply with Building Regulations without the need for a local authority...

In a recent article in the Gaurdian newspaper has revealed that complaints about defects in new build homes is on the increase. This particularly surprising in light of the slump in the number of new build properties sold in the current property recession. Following a year of very little new build...

The first point to note about a missing NHBC certificate is that if the certificate relates to a new build property which is more than 10 years old the guarantee would be out of date and may be unnecessary unless of course the NHBC also signed off the Building Regulations approval for the building...

As of 1st April 2002 any new or replacement glazing is subject to Building Regulations and requires approval. To simplify matters a scheme has been set up known as the Fenestration Self Assessment Sch

There is two fold process of obtaining Building Regulations. First, plans should be submitted for approval by the the local authority's Building Control Department.