Within five days of the project being completed, a notice of completion must be submitted to us.

This form must include the name, address and contact details for each of the duty holders and each duty holder must sign a statement to confirm that they have fulfilled their duties.

The form to do this will be sent along with your acknowledgement letter.

Your completion certificate

We'll only issue a completion certificate if the agreed inspection stages have been carried out to our satisfaction. We've produced a schedule of inspection stages that sets out what we'll need to inspect and when. 

You'll need a completion certificate if you're selling or re-mortgaging in the future as estate agents and solicitors can ask for a copy. This is your evidence that there are no outstanding requirements under building regulations.

What to do if you've lost your certificate

If you've lost your certificate and it's dated after 6 June 1992 you can contact us for a copy. We charge £12.50 for this service.

For copies of documents before 6 June 1992 we can provide you with a letter confirming the details of your approval. We charge £35 for this.

Certificates for older completed building work

Homeowners who undertake building work sometimes fail to have it formally approved by us. If you're selling a property that's relatively new, or has been altered or extended then you may be required to provide evidence to a purchaser that the work has been inspected and approved under building regulations. This evidence is normally in the form of a building regulation approval notice and completion certificate.

We can inspect and provide a certificate of completion for £75. This provides the new homeowner assurance of compliance with the building regulations.