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The rules you have to work to
Plain explanations of the UK regulations, deadlines and pricing decisions that decide whether a construction business makes money. Written for contractors, with the statute cited, and useful whether or not you ever buy anything from us.
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Awaab’s Law Phase 2: what changes on 30 November 2026
Nine hazard categories join the clocks, one definition moves, one carve-out arrives, and Scotland starts its own version seven weeks earlier. The dates, the instruments, and what a landlord and its contractors record.
16 September 202610 min Regulatory changeCDM, the F10 and the Building Safety Act: where the rules stand in 2026
The F10 thresholds are what they were in 2015. The thing that changed is that a principal contractor in England is now two appointments with one name, and a tall residential building is a different regime altogether.
16 September 20268 min GasLandlord gas safety certificates: the CP12 rules explained
Twelve months, 28 days, two years, two months. Four numbers cover almost every landlord gas safety question.
7 July 20266 min ElectricalDo I need an EICR, and how often?
For rented homes in England it’s five years, and it’s the law. Everything else depends on the installation, and the inspector sets the interval.
30 June 20266 min Health & SafetyCDM 2015: when do I need to notify HSE on an F10?
Two thresholds decide it, and one of them has an "and" in it that half the industry reads as "or". Notification is also the least important part of CDM.
23 June 20266 min Health & SafetyWhat must a RAMS actually contain?
A risk assessment says what could go wrong. A method statement says how the work will be done so it doesn’t. Most rejected RAMS have plenty of the first and none of the second.
16 June 20267 min Social housingAwaab’s Law: what social landlords must do about damp and mould
Ten working days to investigate, three to report back, five to make safe. The deadlines are statutory, they run in working days, and they’re enforceable in the county court.
9 June 20268 min CISCIS tax months explained: why the 6th to the 5th matters
A payment dated the 3rd belongs to last month’s return. Get the tax month wrong and you file two returns incorrectly instead of one.
28 April 20266 minBuilt for the way UK contractors actually work
Estimating, quoting, job management, timesheets, invoicing, CIS and site safety, with an offline field mode that installs to a phone and keeps working with no signal.