Cowboy builders

[La Poste]

New measures designed to protect the public from incompetent "cowboy" builders were announced by the government on Wednesday and given a cautious welcome by MPs.

Tradesmen who operate self-check schemes, which allow them to assess their own work, will be required to meet higher standards, the Department for Communities and Local Government said. Under this system there are also 18 independent organisations that conduct intermittent prearranged inspections. They will instead conduct unannounced spot-checks, to make the scheme more rigorous.

Cowboy builders to be up against tougher self-check schemes | UK news | The Guardian


What do you think?

Sounds like a load of hot air and waffle to me.

 

[trev]

At the moment anyone can set themselves up as a builder, you don't have to have quals or experience. Just get the marketting stuff, sign write your van and off you go. The only safety net is LABC for certain works, but if you're going to doing it with no idea how are you going to bother LABC? I'd say probably not.
Until this situation is addressed nothing will change, parliament can waffle on as much as they please but it won't do a damn thing.

 

[Geordie Spark]

New measures designed to protect the public from incompetent "cowboy" builders were announced by the government on Wednesday and given a cautious welcome by MPs.

Tradesmen who operate self-check schemes, which allow them to assess their own work, will be required to meet higher standards, the Department for Communities and Local Government said. Under this system there are also 18 independent organisations that conduct intermittent prearranged inspections. They will instead conduct unannounced spot-checks, to make the scheme more rigorous.

Cowboy builders to be up against tougher self-check schemes | UK news | The Guardian


What do you think?

Sounds like a load of hot air and waffle to me.

ANYTHING that's announced by the government - or indeed any politician - is bound to be nothing more than hot air & waffle and will be "U-turned" within a week !!

 

[Guest55]

Remember the planned tax on pasties ?
That is all.