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The Powerhouse For Building Control

We are very pleased to announce, as of today, Monday 2nd October 2023, Stroma Building Control and JHAI have merged to become the largest private approved inspector in England & Wales. Having both been part of Phenna Group for over a year, our teams have dedicated significant time to planning how we take the business […]

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The Responsible Actors Scheme passed into law on the 3rd of July 2023

Since the Grenfell Tower fire it has become clear that many 11m+ residential buildings in England have life-critical fire safety defects that must be remedied, at significant expense. The Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations protect leaseholders from the expensive and unfair costs associated with making their buildings safe. The first phase of […]

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Government releases guidance for Higher-Risk Buildings

On the 21st of June the government has released guidance detailing the criteria for being a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime. This guidance navigates the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk building during the […]

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Transitional period for amendments to Approved Documents Parts F,L,O and S ending soon

When Approved Documents are updated or introduced the Government put in place transitional provisions. This allows projects where applications have been made and work commenced before the end of transitional period to adhere to the old regulations. The transitional period for Parts F (Ventilation), L (Energy Efficiency), O (Overheating) and S (Electric Vehicle Charging) ends […]

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Registration of high-rise residential buildings active

On the 12th of April 2023 the Building Safety Regulator opened the registration process for high-rise residential buildings in England. It is a legal requirement under the Building Safety Act 2022 for all high-rise residential buildings 18 metres tall or higher, or at least 7 storeys tall, with two or more residential units to be […]

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New regulator takes major step forward in ‘landmark moment for building safety

Those responsible for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England have six months from April to register with the new Building Safety Regulator. The Building Safety Regulator was established to protect high-rise residents from unsafe building practices in England in response to the Grenfell Tower fire. Under the Building Safety Act, high-rise residential buildings […]

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Operational Standard Rules for Building Control Bodies

The Government first published the expectations of building control service delivery in 1999. Since then, the Building Control Performance Standards have been revised and updated several times until the latest edition was published in April 2017. The standards were developed to ensure that competition between public and private sector building control bodies (BCBs) did not […]

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Government introduces changes to Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

Following the Grenfell Tower Fire, the government established in August 2017 the Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The Inquiry published its first Phase report in October 2019. This report made several recommendations, which the government, in principle, accepted on the day it was published.Some of these recommendations were directed towards government and required a change in […]

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A new look for JHAI

JHAI has recently undergone a refresh to its branding, which is now being rolled out across all our marketing and literature.

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Approved Inspector for the Wirral Water Legacy Project

We are proud to be the Approved Inspector for the Wirral Water Legacy Project, a £90m, 500 unit, catalytic, south facing, waterfront housing development providing a mixture of one and two bedroom apartments and affordable homes.

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