Mulberry View Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Anyone got any pearls of wisdom on who to use for Building Control? In our area (Norfolk), the Local Authority entity is 'CNC', they've quote around the £900 mark. A third-party company (Vantage) that came highly recommended has quoted £1550. Did you use a third-party company? Are they worth the extra cost? We don't have our Technical plans yet, so aren't really ready to move forward with Building Control, but we need to get the drainage up to the build area in order to be able to connect the caravan, I'm guessing this will need to be inspected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 No brainier LA We used LA on our last and next Cheaper No limit to visits Better availability 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) Using CNC for ours ,builder was happy as he knows them all and has dealt with them on our behalf, no issues whatsoever so far. Edited October 17, 2021 by Buzz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I think it depends on other factors rather as well. for us it was cheaper to use the same private building control company for both BR and our warranty rather than using LABC for BR and a private for the warranty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 No brainier LA We used LA on our last and next Cheaper No limit to visits Better availability 38 minutes ago, Thorfun said: I think it depends on other factors rather as well. for us it was cheaper to use the same private building control company for both BR and our warranty rather than using LABC for BR and a private for the warranty. We used Protect for our warrantee Absolutely brilliant Inspected the foundations from his car Roof from the ground Final inspection from the comfort of our kitchen We had done such a good job He didn’t need to go upstairs or walk around the outside of the house Spent less than 30 minutes on our build Spread out over three visits Highly recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epsilonGreedy Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I opted for private building control which was @PeterW 's advice at the time. Happy with my choice and suspect my guy's long experience and intuitive assessment has saved my loads compared to a younger box ticker. With either choice it comes down to the personal characteristics of the BCO assigned to you. I would suggest looking at possible overrun extension fees if you think your build will be slower than average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, nod said: No brainier LA We used LA on our last and next Cheaper No limit to visits Better availability Same here finding LABC officer very good for our build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, Moonshine said: Same here finding LABC officer very good for our build and will visit as often as you need Unlike private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 it boils down to, do you need warranty or not. if not local authority as they are the least interested in hassling you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave Jones said: it boils down to, do you need warranty or not. if not local authority as they are the least interested in hassling you. We had local Authority for BC and a separate guy for warrantee He new that it’s a worthless scrap of paper I think that’s why he showed little interest in the build Just take pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Though our friends have had there build signed off on Friday by one of the private companies Disabled access passed with flying colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, nod said: We had local Authority for BC and a separate guy for warrantee He new that it’s a worthless scrap of paper I think that’s why he showed little interest in the build Just take pictures I think this comes down to what do you need your warranty provider for , is it because your lender said you have to have one, or you think they will add value to the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Buzz said: I think this comes down to what do you need your warranty provider for , is it because your lender said you have to have one, or you think they will add value to the build. We didn’t have a lender but I suspect some may insist Retroactive is probably the best option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, nod said: We didn’t have a lender but I suspect some may insist Retroactive is probably the best option normally insisted on if you want to borrow money for the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 everyone seems to have their own experience and opinion. our LABC officer was more expensive than the Protek private one and they're doing both BR and warranty. for us it was a no-brainer. like I said, it will depend on your own circumstances and, as with everything it seems, one size does not fit all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Thorfun said: everyone seems to have their own experience and opinion. our LABC officer was more expensive than the Protek private one and they're doing both BR and warranty. for us it was a no-brainer. like I said, it will depend on your own circumstances and, as with everything it seems, one size does not fit all. Totally agree with this , so much of what we have done seems to be at odds with other members experiences and I think location has a much bigger impact than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 We went private. We needed a warranty in case we needed to sell it within 10 years of buying it, and it was quite a bit more expensive to get building regs and warranty handled separately, so we did them as a combined deal. The guy who did the inspections was really good. He was pretty relaxed, and the couple of things he pulled us up on were fair enough. I suspect it's as much about who you're lucky/unlucky enough to get as which company you engage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I have always gone down the Approved Inspector route - wraps up the warranty visits and BC at the same time and is away from potential Local Authority political pressure. In 2016 a Bromley Councillor tried to get their building control department to 'shut us down' after some NIMBY moaning - I imagine he was fairly disappointed when they told him they weren't instructed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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