HSE issues emergency guidance after Assent collapse

Firms caught up in the collapse of Assent Building Control are being told to act fast to avoid work stoppages and compliance breaches after the court formally wound up the firm and its sister companies LB Building Control and Oculus Building Consultancy.
The Official Receiver has been appointed liquidator following winding-up orders made on 6 November.
Under the Building Act, all three private inspectors have now cancelled every live project. Clients have seven days to find a new registered buil