Construction & Property
Building, civil engineering, property development, trades and construction services.
Business activities
This sector covers the following areas of business activity:
Key regulators
These regulatory bodies oversee compliance in this sector:
- Environment Agency Environmental protection in England. Regulates waste, emissions, water quality, flood risk, and environmental permits for industrial activities. Enforces environmental law …
- ARB Regulates use of the title 'architect' in the UK. Maintains register of architects, sets standards of conduct and practice, investigates …
- BSR Regulates building safety for higher-risk buildings (18+ metres or 7+ storeys with at least 2 residential units) in England. Established …
- CITB Statutory training board for the construction industry. Collects the CITB Levy from construction employers and operates the Construction Skills Certification …
- FENSA Government-authorised Competent Person Scheme for replacement windows, doors, and roof windows in England and Wales. Allows registered installers to self-certify …
- Historic England Public body that champions and protects England's historic environment. Advises on heritage protection, maintains the National Heritage List (listed buildings, …
- Homes England Government's housing delivery agency. Provides funding, land, and expertise to deliver new homes. Administers affordable housing programmes, Help to Buy, …
- IET Professional body for engineering and technology. Publishes BS 7671 (the IET Wiring Regulations), the UK standard for electrical installation. Not …
- MHCLG Government department responsible for housing and planning, building safety, communities and local growth, local government, homelessness, and democracy and elections. …
- Mining Remediation Authority Manages effects of historical coal mining in England, Scotland, and Wales. Handles subsidence damage claims, mine water pollution, and other …
- National Highways Government company responsible for operating, maintaining, and improving England's strategic road network (motorways and major A-roads). Sets standards for highway …
- Natural England Government adviser for the natural environment in England. Responsible for wildlife licensing (protected species), designating and managing protected sites (SSSIs, …
- OFTEC Government-authorised Competent Person Scheme for oil heating installations. Registered technicians can self-certify oil boiler, tank, and fuel system installations for …
- HES Investigates, cares for, and promotes Scotland's historic environment. Designates listed buildings, scheduled monuments, and conservation areas in Scotland.
- Cadw Welsh Government's historic environment service. Protects, conserves, and promotes historic buildings, ancient monuments, and historic landscapes in Wales.
Guided journeys
Step-by-step guides for businesses in this sector:
Starting a waste business
Complete compliance guide for waste transfer stations, treatment facilities, skip hire, and recycling centres. Covers environmental permits, waste carrier registration, and ongoing obligations.
Start journey →Gateway 2 preparation checklist
Quick readiness check before submitting your Gateway 2 application to BSR. For teams already familiar with the Building Safety Act who need a final pre-submission verification.
Start journey →Contamination discovered on your site
What to do when contamination is discovered during construction or building works. Covers immediate steps, reporting obligations, liability assessment, engaging regulators, and remediation options.
Start journey →New higher-risk building development compliance
Learning path for developers undertaking their first higher-risk building project under the Building Safety Act 2022. Covers the gateway process, golden thread requirements, and handover to the Accountable Person.
Start journey →Complete your CIS monthly compliance
A practical week-by-week workflow for CIS contractors. Know exactly what to do on each day of the tax month cycle, from verifying subcontractors on the 6th to paying deductions by the 22nd. Designed to make CIS a routine habit rather than a monthly crisis.
Start journey →Protect your business from CIS supply chain fraud
From 6 April 2026, contractors face severe penalties if they 'knew or should have known' about fraud in their supply chain. This learning path explains the new rules, helps you assess your risk, and guides you through implementing due diligence to protect your business from 30% penalties and GPS cancellation.
Start journey →Ecological compliance for development projects
Learn the full lifecycle of ecological obligations when developing land, from protected species surveys and wildlife licensing through to biodiversity net gain and post-construction monitoring.
Start journey →Fix CIS payment errors
Something gone wrong with CIS? This troubleshooting guide helps contractors and subcontractors identify and fix common Construction Industry Scheme errors, from wrong deduction rates to late return penalties.
Start journey →CIS compliance quick check
Monthly CIS compliance essentials for experienced contractors. Three key actions: verify subcontractors, calculate deductions, submit your return by the 19th.
Start journey →Keep and maintain your gross payment status
Everything you need to know to keep your CIS gross payment status once granted. Learn when HMRC reviews your GPS, what triggers cancellation or revocation, how to protect your status through proactive compliance, and what to do if your GPS is at risk.
Start journey →CDM compliance quick check
Quick CDM checklist before construction begins. Four key actions: check if notifiable, appoint duty holders, submit F10 if required, ensure construction phase plan exists.
Start journey →I've made a CIS mistake - how to fix it
Something gone wrong with CIS? This troubleshooting journey helps contractors identify their mistake, correct errors, reduce penalties, and appeal if they have a reasonable excuse.
Start journey →Meet environmental compliance requirements
Navigate your environmental obligations including waste duty of care, pollution prevention, packaging responsibilities, and energy reporting
Start journey →Planning appeal process
What to do when your planning application is refused. Understand your options, assess your chances, and decide whether to appeal, amend, or walk away.
Start journey →Managing an occupied higher-risk building
Learning path for Accountable Persons and property managers responsible for higher-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022. Covers registration, safety case reports, golden thread, and resident engagement duties.
Start journey →CIS essentials for small builders
The 5 things you need to know about CIS if you use subcontractors. A 5-minute guide for builders, plumbers, electricians and other trades. No jargon, just the essentials.
Start journey →Development blocked by nutrient neutrality
Your site is in a nutrient-affected catchment and you can't get planning permission. This guide explains your options for achieving neutrality and moving your project forward.
Start journey →Responding to CDM enforcement action
What to do when HSE takes enforcement action or investigates your construction site for CDM breaches. Covers improvement notices, prohibition notices, prosecution, and preventing future enforcement.
Start journey →Do I need an environmental permit?
Quick assessment of whether your business activities require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency or local council.
Start journey →Meet anti-money laundering requirements
Essential guide to AML compliance for UK businesses in regulated sectors. Covers registration with supervisors, customer due diligence, suspicious activity reporting, appointing an MLRO, record keeping, staff training, and penalties for non-compliance.
Start journey →Protected species found on your development site
What to do when protected species are discovered on your development site, from immediate actions through licensing and managing project delays.
Start journey →Understanding construction tax obligations
A complete picture of how CIS, VAT reverse charge, CITB, and PAYE work together for construction businesses. Learn how these four tax systems interact, which apply to you, and how to manage them as an integrated compliance burden.
Start journey →Getting started with CIS
A comprehensive learning path for anyone new to the Construction Industry Scheme. Understand how CIS works, decide whether you're a contractor or subcontractor (or both), and learn your registration requirements and ongoing obligations. Covers deductions, monthly returns, and claiming back overpaid tax.
Start journey →Responding to environmental enforcement
What to do if you receive an enforcement notice or warning letter from an environmental regulator. Covers types of enforcement action, immediate steps, appeal rights, and demonstrating improvement.
Start journey →Plan safe work at height
Learning path for planning and managing work at height safely. Covers the hierarchy of controls, equipment selection, scaffolding management, MEWP operation, and roof work precautions.
Start journey →Developing contaminated or brownfield land
Complete guide to developing contaminated sites - from initial due diligence through site investigation, remediation, and verification. Covers both Part 2A and planning system contamination requirements.
Start journey →Using occasional labour - CIS quick check
A 3-minute decision tree for sole traders wondering if CIS applies when they pay a labourer or mate to help on a construction job. Find out your obligations in plain English.
Start journey →Building regulations compliance for renovation
Navigate building control approval, thermal upgrade requirements, and competent person schemes when renovating business premises
Start journey →Small site planning fast track
Quick checklist for SME developers submitting minor residential applications (1-9 dwellings). Skip the explanation - get straight to what you need to do.
Start journey →Your GPS was cancelled - recovery path
Steps to take after your CIS gross payment status is cancelled. Understand the critical difference between cancellation and revocation, manage the immediate cashflow impact, and plan your path to re-application.
Start journey →Do I need a wildlife licence for my project?
Quick decision tree to determine if your development or land management activity requires a wildlife licence from Natural England.
Start journey →Do I need permission to fell trees or remove hedgerows?
Quick check covering felling licences, TPOs, conservation areas, and hedgerow regulations. Determine what permissions you need before carrying out tree or hedgerow works.
Start journey →Respond to highway works penalties and enforcement
What to do when you receive a Fixed Penalty Notice, Section 74 overrun charge, or reinstatement defect notice for street works. Covers payment deadlines, early payment discounts, how to challenge penalties, and steps to prevent repeat offences.
Start journey →Run a construction business
Ongoing compliance, site safety, and operational requirements for established construction businesses
Start journey →Achieving nutrient neutrality
Step-by-step guide to achieving nutrient neutrality for development in affected catchments. Learn how to calculate your nutrient budget, identify mitigation options, and prepare your planning application.
Start journey →Drainage and utilities infrastructure compliance
Complete learning path for property developers and contractors working on drainage and utilities infrastructure. Covers Approved Document H drainage design, sewer adoption under Section 104, SuDS requirements in England and Wales, confined spaces safety, cable avoidance, and environmental permits.
Start journey →Complete guide to highway works compliance
End-to-end learning path for contractors new to highway works in England. Covers the legal framework, permit types, required qualifications, traffic management, reinstatement standards, penalties, and road adoption.
Start journey →Grow your construction business
Scale your construction business - win public contracts, build your workforce, achieve accreditations, and manage subcontractors at scale
Start journey →VAT compliance for construction
Construction-specific VAT guidance including the domestic reverse charge. Essential for subcontractors and main contractors to understand when the reverse charge applies, how to invoice correctly, and how to account for VAT on returns.
Start journey →Construction materials regulatory compliance
Learning path covering the regulatory obligations for construction materials in Great Britain. Understand product marking (CE and UKCA), hazardous materials management under COSHH, aggregate levy, and timber sourcing compliance.
Start journey →Highway works quick compliance check
Quick-check permit type, notice period, qualification requirements, and fixed penalty notice amounts before starting highway works. For experienced contractors who need a pre-start compliance refresher.
Start journey →Structural incident on site: what to do now
Emergency response for excavation collapse, structural instability, or unexpected failure during construction works. Covers immediate safety actions, RIDDOR reporting, HSE notification, making safe, structural assessment, and investigation to prevent recurrence.
Start journey →Building Safety Act for SME contractors
A learning path for small and medium construction businesses working on higher-risk building projects under the Building Safety Act 2022. Covers what the Act means for contractors, your duties on HRB projects, golden thread responsibilities, change control, and handover obligations.
Start journey →SME housebuilder planning guide
Comprehensive planning guidance for small and medium housebuilders. Learn how to navigate the planning system efficiently, take advantage of small site easements, and manage S106 and environmental requirements proportionately.
Start journey →Structural works pre-start compliance check
Quick pre-start checklist for structural works: demolition notices, asbestos surveys, temporary works design, excavation safety, and LOLER examinations. Use before beginning any structural, demolition, or deep excavation work.
Start journey →Start a construction business
Set up and register a construction, building, or trades business
Start journey →Obtaining an environmental permit for regulated activities
Determine if you need an environmental permit, navigate the application process, and understand permit conditions for pollution control
Start journey →Utility strike: what to do now
Emergency response for striking gas, electric, water, or telecoms services during digging. Covers immediate danger actions in the first minutes, reporting obligations to HSE and utility companies, RIDDOR requirements, and steps to prevent recurrence.
Start journey →Managing CDM Regulations compliance on construction projects
Navigate your CDM 2015 duties - from identifying your role to HSE notification and construction phase planning
Start journey →Start a lettings agency
Compliance requirements for starting a property letting business in the UK
Start journey →Managing business waste and duty of care compliance
Navigate your legal obligations for business waste - duty of care, waste carriers, transfer notes, and preparing for new recycling rules
Start journey →Planning permission for new development
A complete guide to getting planning permission for your first development project, from understanding when you need permission to navigating conditions and obligations.
Start journey →SuDS approval in Wales: quick guide
Quick checklist for mandatory Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) approval in Wales. Check if you need approval, how to apply to your local SAB, and understand penalties for non-compliance.
Start journey →Higher-risk building registration checklist
Quick registration checklist for Principal Accountable Persons registering a higher-risk building with the Building Safety Regulator. Covers eligibility, required information, fees, and post-registration obligations.
Start journey →Responding to planning enforcement
What to do if you receive a planning enforcement notice. Understand the type of notice you have received, review your options, and find out how to appeal or comply.
Start journey →Golden thread compliance check
Quick compliance check for duty holders to verify their golden thread meets Building Safety Act requirements. Covers format, content, access controls, and phase-specific obligations for design, construction, and occupation.
Start journey →Development affecting protected species in Scotland
Learning path for developers whose projects may affect protected species in Scotland. Covers the legal framework, ecology surveys, NatureScot species licensing, offences and penalties, and how species protection integrates with the Scottish planning system.
Start journey →Responding to a heritage enforcement notice in Scotland
What to do if you receive a heritage enforcement notice in Scotland. Covers listed building enforcement notices, scheduled monument enforcement, response deadlines, appeal rights, and retrospective consent applications.
Start journey →Scottish heritage compliance quick check
Rapid compliance check for works affecting scheduled monuments, listed buildings, and conservation areas in Scotland. Covers Historic Environment Scotland consents, local authority requirements, and enforcement penalties.
Start journey →Construction near a heritage site in Scotland
Learning path for construction businesses working near protected heritage assets in Scotland. Covers scheduled monuments, listed buildings, conservation areas, archaeological assessments, and how heritage and nature designations interact under Scottish planning law.
Start journey →Water Framework Directive compliance for businesses
Complete compliance pathway for businesses whose activities may affect water body status — from understanding the WFD framework through identifying which licences, permits, or consents you need, to applying, monitoring, and reporting. Covers England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Start journey →Guidance for construction & property
Sector-Specific
- Aggregate Levy for construction businesses — Current Aggregate Levy rate, registration requirements, exemptions for recycled and secondary aggregates, returns and payment …
- Building control and Building Regulations approval — How to get Building Regulations approval for construction work - application types, competent person schemes, …
- Environmental compliance for construction sites — Your environmental obligations for construction sites including site waste management, environmental permits, dust control, and …
- Building Safety Levy for developers — How the Building Safety Levy affects residential developers in England. Covers exemptions for small sites, …
- Adopt new sewers under Section 104 — How to get new sewers adopted by the water and sewerage company under Section 104 …
- Structural works compliance checklist — Pre-start checklist for structural works covering demolition notices, asbestos surveys, temporary works design, excavation permits, …
- Set up a property letting business — Five mandatory compliance requirements for lettings agents operating in England. Register before you trade to …
- Adopt new roads and streets for developers — How to get new roads adopted as publicly maintained highways through Section 38 agreements under …
- Construction drainage design and compliance — How to design and install foul and surface water drainage that meets Approved Document H …
- Building safety duties for designers — Your legal duties as a designer under the Building Safety Act 2022 when working on …
- Timber sourcing compliance for construction — How to comply with the UK Timber Regulation (UKTR) when sourcing timber for construction projects. …
- Construction product marking - CE and UKCA compliance — How the Construction Products (Amendment) Regulations 2025 affect CE and UKCA marking for construction products …
- Excavation and foundation safety — HSE requirements for safe excavation and foundation work on construction sites. Covers trench support systems, …
- Making rental properties fit for tenants — How private landlords in England must ensure their properties are fit for human habitation. Covers …
- CDM 2015: your duties as a construction client — Your legal duties when commissioning construction work under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. …
- Manage hazardous construction materials — How to comply with COSHH 2002 when working with cement, silica dust, solvents, lead paint, …
- Reinstatement standards for highway works — Reinstatement categories, guarantee periods, materials specifications, inspection regime, and defect correction requirements under the Specification …
- Build and manage higher-risk buildings safely — How construction businesses must comply with the Building Safety Act 2022 when developing higher-risk buildings …
- Work safely in confined spaces on drainage projects — How to comply with the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 when working in manholes, sewers, chambers, …
- Crane and lifting operations for structural work — LOLER 1998 requirements for crane and lifting operations on construction sites. Covers appointed persons, lift …
- Demolition safety and compliance — How to comply with demolition safety requirements in England and Wales. Covers Section 80/81 demolition …
- Carry out works affecting the strategic road network — How to obtain National Highways approval before carrying out works on or adjacent to motorways …
- CSCS Card Requirements — Get a CSCS card to demonstrate construction skills competence and access construction sites.
- Construction Site Health and Safety — Essential health and safety requirements for construction sites including work at height, asbestos, manual handling, …
- CIS: verifying subcontractors with HMRC — How to verify subcontractors under the Construction Industry Scheme before making payments. Covers the verification …
- Design and construct SuDS for new developments — How to design and construct sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for new developments. Covers CIRIA C753 …
- Manage temporary works on construction projects — How to manage temporary works safely on construction projects. Covers the temporary works coordinator role, …
- Set up traffic management for road works — How to plan and set up traffic management for road works in England, Wales, and …
- Drainage and utilities compliance checklist — Pre-start compliance checklist for drainage and utility infrastructure works. Covers Section 104 sewer adoption, Approved …
- Construction materials compliance checklist — Quick-check list for construction contractors covering CE/UKCA product marking, COSHH assessments, silica dust exposure limits, …
- CITB and ECITB training levies for construction — Understand your obligations under the CITB and ECITB training levies, including current rates, exemption thresholds, …
- Start a construction business — Essential compliance requirements for starting a construction business in the UK, including CDM regulations, health …
- Construction payment rights and adjudication — Your statutory rights to payment and rapid dispute resolution under the Housing Grants, Construction and …
- Comply with CDM Regulations for construction projects — How to comply with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). Covers duty …
- Piling and earthworks compliance — Regulatory requirements for piling operations and earthworks on construction sites. Covers vibration monitoring under BS …
- Safe utility trenching and cable avoidance — How to dig safely near underground services on construction sites. Covers HSG47 safe digging practices, …
- Meet Building Safety Act requirements for higher-risk buildings — How to comply with the Building Safety Act 2022 for higher-risk buildings (18m+ or 7+ …
- Flood risk assessment and SuDS compliance — How to assess flood risk for development sites and comply with Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) …
- Planning for medium sites (10-49 units) — How the new medium sites category (10-49 units) provides proportionate planning requirements for SME housebuilders. …
- Submit a Gateway 2 application to BSR — How to apply for Gateway 2 building control approval from the Building Safety Regulator before …
- Remove or manage hedgerows lawfully — How to remove a hedgerow lawfully under the Hedgerows Regulations 1997. Covers when a hedgerow …
- Apply for a tree felling licence — How to apply for a tree felling licence from the Forestry Commission under the Forestry …
- Claim CIL exemptions and relief — How to claim exemptions and relief from the Community Infrastructure Levy. Covers self-build, charitable relief, …
- Manage invasive non-native species on your land — Legal obligations for managing invasive non-native species on business premises and development sites. Covers Japanese …
- Highway works and street works permits — How to obtain permits and comply with regulations when carrying out works on public highways …
- Comply with contaminated land remediation requirements — What to do when land you own or occupy is identified as contaminated under Part …
- Navigate Section 106 agreements — How to understand, negotiate, and manage Section 106 planning obligations. Covers what can be requested, …
- Building safety duties for Accountable Persons — Your legal duties as an Accountable Person or Principal Accountable Person for a higher-risk building …
- Commission protected species surveys for your site — How to commission ecological surveys for development sites that may support protected species. Covers when …
- Understanding contaminated land law for businesses — An overview of contaminated land law in the UK and how it affects businesses. Explains …
- Comply with the ground rent ban on new residential leases — What landlords and property developers must do to comply with the ground rent ban. Covers …
- Planning for small sites (under 10 units) — Streamlined planning guidance for small residential developments (1-9 units) in England. Covers what counts as …
- Get a wildlife licence for your development project — How to obtain wildlife licences from Natural England before development that affects protected species. Covers …
- BNG for small sites (under 10 units) — Biodiversity net gain guidance specifically for small residential developments. Covers exemptions, the Small Sites Metric, …
- Respond to planning refusal — What to do when your planning application is refused. Understand your options: amend and resubmit, …
- Apply for planning permission — Step-by-step guide to submitting a planning application in England. Covers application types, required documents, fees, …
- Nutrient neutrality compliance for development — How to achieve nutrient neutrality for development in affected catchments. Covers mitigation options, Natural England's …
- Due diligence when buying potentially contaminated land — How to carry out environmental due diligence before purchasing land that may be contaminated. Covers …
- Contaminated land compliance checklist — A yes/no checklist for verifying contaminated land compliance, covering council records checks, environmental investigations, planning …
- Create and maintain the golden thread — How to create, manage and hand over the golden thread of building information for higher-risk …
- Resident engagement requirements for higher-risk buildings — How to create and implement a residents' engagement strategy for higher-risk buildings under the Building …
- Make a planning appeal — How to appeal a planning refusal or non-determination to the Planning Inspectorate. Covers appeal types, …
- Meet biodiversity net gain requirements for development — How to comply with mandatory 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements when developing land in …
- Apply for development consent for major infrastructure — How to apply for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Covers …
- Hand over the golden thread at building completion — How to hand over the golden thread of building information from the construction team to …
- Discharge planning conditions — How to discharge planning conditions attached to your permission. Covers pre-commencement conditions, the application process, …
- Check if nutrient neutrality affects your site — Find out if your development site is in a nutrient-affected catchment. Lists all 27 affected …
- Apply for a flood risk activity permit — How to apply for a flood risk activity permit (FRAP) from the Environment Agency for …
- Appoint an Accountable Person for a higher-risk building — How to identify, appoint, and document the Accountable Person for a higher-risk building under the …
- Community Infrastructure Levy explained — What the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is, how it's calculated, when it's payable, and how …
- Principal Accountable Person additional duties — Additional duties for Principal Accountable Persons managing higher-risk buildings with multiple accountable persons. Covers coordination …
- Work with Tree Preservation Orders — How to identify Tree Preservation Orders on your site, apply for consent to carry out …
- Appealing a CIS penalty - what counts as a reasonable excuse — How to appeal Construction Industry Scheme late filing or late payment penalties. Includes examples of …
- Warning signs of CIS fraud in your supply chain — How to identify red flags that could indicate CIS fraud in your supply chain. Covers …
- Your GPS has been cancelled - what happens now — What to do after your CIS gross payment status is cancelled. Understand the difference between …
- Apply for CIS gross payment status — How subcontractors can apply for gross payment status to receive the full value of construction …
- How to correct errors on your CIS return — Step-by-step process for correcting Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) return errors without incurring penalties. Covers different …
- Your CIS monthly compliance cycle — A day-by-day workflow for CIS compliance throughout the tax month cycle. Shows contractors exactly what …
- CIS for small builders - what you actually need to know — A 5-minute guide to the Construction Industry Scheme for small builders with 1 to 10 …
- Verify a subcontractor's CIS status — How to verify subcontractors before making payments under the Construction Industry Scheme. Contractors must verify …
- Using occasional labour on construction jobs - your CIS obligations — A scenario-based guide for sole traders who sometimes hire labourers for construction jobs. Explains when …
- Managing cashflow when CIS deductions are taken — Practical guidance for construction subcontractors on managing cashflow when 20% is deducted from every payment. …
- Common CIS mistakes and how to avoid them — The most common Construction Industry Scheme compliance mistakes contractors make, with practical prevention tips for …
- Claim a refund for CIS deductions — How CIS subcontractors can offset or claim back the tax deductions taken from their construction …
- Submit your CIS monthly return — Monthly reporting requirement for contractors under the Construction Industry Scheme. Covers filing deadlines, what to …
- Register as a CIS contractor — How to register as a contractor under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). This guide explains …
- CIS nil returns - when you must file and when you don't — When you must submit a CIS nil return and when you can avoid monthly filing. …
- VAT reverse charge for construction — When and how to apply the VAT domestic reverse charge for construction services. Essential guidance …
- Register as a CIS subcontractor — How to register as a subcontractor under the Construction Industry Scheme. Registration reduces tax deductions …
- Keeping your CIS gross payment status — How to maintain your CIS gross payment status once granted. Covers annual review timing, the …
- SDLT reliefs for corporate property transactions — Comprehensive guide to SDLT reliefs for property developers, corporate groups, and charities. Covers group relief, …
- CIS registration does not determine employment status — Why being CIS-registered does not make someone self-employed. Understand the critical distinction between CIS (a …
- What to do if you've missed a CIS deadline — Immediate steps when you have missed the 19th filing deadline or 22nd payment deadline for …
- Construction tax compliance - how CIS, VAT, CITB, and PAYE work together — An integrated view of construction industry tax obligations showing how CIS deductions, VAT reverse charge, …
- Calculate CIS deductions — How contractors calculate and make CIS deductions from subcontractor payments. This guide covers which deduction …
- Protecting your business from CIS supply chain fraud — Contractors can face 30% penalties and GPS cancellation if they 'knew or should have known' …
- Comply with Renting Homes (Wales) Act landlord duties — Wales-specific landlord obligations under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, which came into force on …
- Protect tenant deposits within 30 days — Legal requirement to protect tenant deposits with government-approved scheme within 30 days. Covers deposit protection …
- Registering as a waste carrier — How to register as a waste carrier, broker or dealer. Covers upper tier and lower …
- Manage your environmental permit compliance — How to stay compliant with your environmental permit conditions. Covers monitoring and recording, reporting to …
- Apply for a water abstraction licence — How to apply for a licence to abstract water from rivers, streams, boreholes, or other …
- Get a water discharge permit — How to get an environmental permit for discharging liquid effluent or waste water to surface …
- Trade effluent consent for discharging to sewers — How to get consent from your water company to discharge trade effluent into public sewers. …
- Meet energy efficiency standards for let properties — Legal requirement to achieve minimum EPC rating E for residential lettings. Covers England and Wales …
- Submit F10 notification to HSE — How to notify the Health and Safety Executive of notifiable construction projects under CDM 2015. …
- Comply with noise at work regulations — How to meet your legal duties under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. …
- Noise and vibration exposure values quick reference — Quick-reference lookup for noise and vibration exposure action values, hearing protection selection using the SNR …
- Use mobile work equipment safely — How to comply with PUWER Regulations 25-30 for mobile work equipment such as forklift trucks, …
- Comply with lifting equipment regulations (LOLER) — How to meet your legal duties under LOLER 1998. Covers thorough examination requirements, competent person …
- Plan and carry out lifting operations safely — How to plan safe lifting operations under LOLER 1998 Regulation 8. Covers the roles of …
- Select and fit test respiratory protective equipment (RPE) — How to select the right respiratory protective equipment for your workplace hazards and ensure it …
- Appoint a Principal Designer — Your duty as a construction client to appoint a Principal Designer when your project will …
- Manage the CDM health and safety file — Principal Designer's duty to prepare and maintain the health and safety file under CDM 2015. …
- Control respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust in the workplace — How to identify and control silica dust exposure in your workplace. Covers COSHH assessment for …
- Comply with vibration at work regulations — How to meet your legal duties under the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. …
- Comply with work at height regulations — How to meet your legal duties under the Work at Height Regulations 2005. Covers risk …
- Ensure scaffolding safety on your site — How to meet your legal duties for scaffolding on construction sites. Covers design and planning, …
- Use MEWPs (cherry pickers and scissor lifts) safely — How to select, operate, and maintain mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) safely and legally. Covers …
- Control risks from roof work — How to plan and manage roof work safely. Covers edge protection requirements, fragile roof identification …
- Create a construction phase plan — How to prepare a construction phase plan under CDM 2015 Regulation 12. Covers what must …
- Appoint a Principal Contractor — How to appoint a Principal Contractor under CDM 2015. Covers when appointment is required, who …
- Purchase biodiversity credits — How to buy statutory biodiversity credits and off-site habitat bank units when on-site delivery cannot …
- Section 106 for small sites — How Section 106 planning obligations apply to small and medium residential developments. Covers what SME …
- Mandatory SuDS approval in Wales — How to obtain mandatory Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) approval from your local authority SAB in …
- Work with your local planning authority — How to engage effectively with your local planning authority at every stage of the planning …
- Apply for Gateway 3 completion certificate — How to apply for a Gateway 3 completion certificate from the Building Safety Regulator before …
- Register a higher-risk building with BSR — Step-by-step guide to registering a higher-risk building with the Building Safety Regulator. Covers who must …
- Building safety duties for contractors — Your legal duties as a contractor working on higher-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act …
- Apply for a species licence from NatureScot — How to apply for a NatureScot species licence when your business activities could affect protected …
- Managing land within an SSSI in Scotland — Your legal obligations when you own, occupy, or manage land within a Site of Special …
- Invasive species obligations in Scotland — Your legal obligations regarding invasive non-native species in Scotland. Covers criminal offences under the Wildlife …
- Ecology survey requirements for construction in Scotland — When you need ecological surveys for construction and development projects in Scotland, what types of …
- Wildlife management and muirburn licensing in Scotland — How the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 changes wildlife management practices in Scotland. …
- Heritage and nature considerations in Scottish planning — How Historic Environment Scotland and NatureScot interact with the Scottish planning system, including NPF4 heritage …
- Apply for scheduled monument consent in Scotland — How to apply for scheduled monument consent (SMC) in Scotland. Covers when consent is needed, …
- Apply for listed building consent in Scotland — How to apply for listed building consent (LBC) in Scotland. Covers when consent is required, …
- Understanding heritage protection in Scotland — An overview of Scotland's heritage protection framework, covering the role of Historic Environment Scotland, the …
- Working in conservation areas in Scotland — What you need to know before carrying out works in a conservation area in Scotland. …
- Heritage offences and penalties in Scotland — Quick reference for criminal offences and penalties relating to unauthorised works to scheduled monuments, listed …
- HES Managing Change guidance for construction — Overview of the HES Managing Change in the Historic Environment guidance note series and the …
- Scottish heritage compliance checklist for construction — A pre-project checklist for construction businesses and developers working in Scotland to verify compliance with …
- Archaeological assessment for development in Scotland — When archaeological assessment is required for development in Scotland, how to carry out desk-based assessment …
- Resident engagement requirements for higher-risk buildings — How to meet your resident engagement duties under the Building Safety Act 2022. Covers engagement …
- Hand over the golden thread at building completion — How principal contractors hand over golden thread information to the Accountable Person at Gateway 3 …
- Comply with biodiversity net gain for development in England — If you are developing land in England, you must achieve at least 10% biodiversity net …
Environment & Sustainability
- Trees and hedgerows: quick reference for businesses — Quick reference covering felling licence thresholds, Tree Preservation Order penalties, hedgerow notification periods, conservation area …
- Understanding UK wildlife law for businesses — An overview of how UK wildlife protection law affects businesses, from construction and agriculture to …
- Understanding nature conservation law in Scotland — How Scotland's nature conservation framework works, why it differs from England and Wales, and what …
- Protected species offences and penalties in Scotland — Quick reference for criminal offences and penalties relating to protected species in Scotland. Covers European …
Tax & Finance
- Pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) — When and how to pay SDLT on property purchases in England and Northern Ireland, including …
- Pay stamp duty on shares — How to pay stamp duty or SDRT when buying UK company shares, including rates, exemptions, …
- Understand property transaction taxes — Overview of SDLT, LBTT, and LTT -- the three separate property transaction taxes across the …
Compliance & Legal
- Carry out a noise risk assessment — Step-by-step guide to carrying out a noise risk assessment under the Control of Noise at …
- Comply with work equipment safety regulations (PUWER) — How to meet your legal duties under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations …
- Get authorisation for a water activity in Scotland (CAR) — How to comply with Scotland's Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR 2011) for any activity affecting surface …