A competent person scheme (CPS) provides an alternative for an installing
contractor with regard to the registration of a replacement window or door
installation with the local authority. A competent person scheme achieves this
by ensuring that installation contractors registered with them meet certain
standards, which allows them to self-certify that an installation meets Part L
of the Building Regulations. In practical terms, a competent person scheme
issues a Building Regulation Compliance Certificate to the householder and then
subsequently registers the installation with the local authority.
There are currently two main competent person schemes operating in the glazing market,
CERTASS & FENSA. Both schemes provide the same facility in terms of the
registration of and the subsequent issue of Building Regulation Compliance
Certificate’s to homeowners. It is generally much cheaper for an installing
contractor to use a competent person scheme, as opposed to lodging installations
directly with the Local Authority, as most authorities charge between £80-200
per job.
An Insurance Backed Guarantee (IBG) is a low cost, long term insurance policy,
which provides valuable protection for consumers when undertaking home
improvements projects.
The principle of an Insurance Backed Guarantee is to honour the terms of the written
guarantee, originally issued by the installing contractor, where that contractor
has ceased to trade as defined within the policy document and is therefore
unable to satisfy claims against that guarantee.
Please click on the links below for the key documents.
A competent person scheme (CPS) provides an alternative for an installing
contractor with regard to the registration of a replacement window or door
installation with the local authority. A competent person scheme achieves this
by ensuring that installation contractors registered with them meet certain
standards, which allows them to self-certify that an installation meets Part L
of the Building Regulations. In practical terms, a competent person scheme
issues a Building Regulation Compliance Certificate to the householder and then
subsequently registers the installation with the local authority.
There are currently two main competent person schemes operating in the glazing market,
CERTASS & FENSA. Both schemes provide the same facility in terms of the
registration of and the subsequent issue of Building Regulation Compliance
Certificate’s to homeowners. It is generally much cheaper for an installing
contractor to use a competent person scheme, as opposed to lodging installations
directly with the Local Authority, as most authorities charge between £80-200
per job.
An Insurance Backed Guarantee (IBG) is a low cost, long term insurance policy,
which provides valuable protection for consumers when undertaking home
improvements projects.
The principle of an Insurance Backed Guarantee is to honour the terms of the written
guarantee, originally issued by the installing contractor, where that contractor
has ceased to trade as defined within the policy document and is therefore
unable to satisfy claims against that guarantee.
Please click on the links below for the key documents.