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Building control firm that worked on 30,000 projects per year ceases trading
Building control firm Assent, which worked on more than 30,000 projects per year, has ceased trading.
Building control firm that worked on 30,000 projects per year ceases trading #UKhousingBuilding control firm Assent, which worked on more than 30,000 projects per year, has ceased trading #UKhousingThe firm provides building control services through two brands that are registered building control approvers under the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Assent also carried out a raft of fire safety work including reports, surveys and fire risk assessments, as well as provided training for more than 50 fire brigades, according to its website.
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News of Assent’s collapse comes weeks after the BSR announced it would be speeding up how it makes decisions in a bid to clear its backlog of Gateway 2 applications for new housing developments.
Historic delays at the regulator have also affected efforts to remediate buildings that have cladding issues.
Inside Housing’s calls to Assent’s main office were met with the automated message that said: “Assent has ceased trading and is in the process of entering insolvency.
“Details of the appointed insolvency practitioners will be published on our website in due course.”
The most recent accounts for Assent, covering the year up to 31 December 2023, revealed the firm’s revenues had fallen by more than half (58%) as a result of an operational restructure the year before.
That year it made a post-tax loss of £330,00, though this was down from a £1m loss recorded the year before.
Around 70 people were working at the firm in management and administration.
A spokesperson for the BSR said: “Assent Building Compliance Ltd has made BSR aware of issues affecting their future operations, which includes two registered building control approvers – Oculus Building Consultancy Ltd and LB Building Control Ltd.
“We are in active discussions on the impact on their ongoing registered building control service provision as well as the RBI [registered building inspector] resource provided to BSR through our supplier framework.”
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