Successful consultancy: contracts and fees

IStructE Technical Director, Patrick Hayes, sets out the key changes that the Building Safety Act has brought for structural engineers working on small projects in the UK.

This month's report discusses how home improvement work, consisting of reroofing and a loft conversion, resulted in a 'near miss' with potentially dangerous conditions for neighbours.

As Structural Engineers Registration Limited marks 20 years of administering a building design certification scheme in Scotland, we take a look at the Scottish building control system and how the scheme works.