Contacts & Information of Use
Please find below a selection of useful contacts, organisations and documents:
RICS-The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
The RICS are responsible to ensuring members and regulated firms likes ours, comply with strict rules of conduct.
It seeks to influence governments, international organizations and key stakeholder organizations around the world with the aim of developing and embedding truly international standards and creating a vibrant and sustainable land, property and construction sector.
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
RICS HQ
12 Great George Street (Parliament Square)
London SW1P 3AD
United Kingdom
Tel: 024 7686 8555 0111
Email: contactrics@rics.org
Links:
RIC Website
www.rics.org
RICS consumer guides
www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/more-services/consumer-guides/
The Pyramus and Thisbe Club
The club seeks to promote best professional practice and seeks to advance Party Wall knowledge and procedure.
Named after the famous tale in ‘A Midsummers Night’s Dream’ the club website contains useful consumer information and guides.
Pyramus & Thisbe Club
Administration Office
Rathdale House 30 Back Road
Rathfriland
Newry
BT34 5QF
Tel: 028 4063 2082
Email: info@partywalls.org.uk
Links:
Pyramus and Thisbe website
www.partywalls.org.uk/
Public information and guides
www.partywalls.org.uk/site/public/948
HSE – Health and Safety Executive
The HSE are the nations independent watchdog for work related health and safety, including the construction industry.
They act as a regulator and when required, prosecuting authority and act to reduce work related death and illness through advice and publishing legislative recommendations and running informative and hard hitting campaigns.
Health and Safety Executive
Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 7HS
Tel: 03000031747
Email: advice@hse.gsi.gov.uk
Links:
HSE website for CDM
www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm.htm
CDM Regulations Code of Practice – pdf
Download a copy
HSE Publications
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/index.htm
RIBA – Royal Institute of British Architects
RIBA strive to design better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and their members.
With government, they work to improve the design quality of public buildings, new homes and new communities.
The RIBA seek to help, inform and influence government policy and offer policy solutions which will help architects produce better buildings and communities.
RIBA
66 Portland Place
London
W1B 1AD
UK
Tel: 020 7580 5533
Email: info@riba.co.uk
Links:
The RIBA Sustainability Hub
www.architecture.com/SustainabilityHub/SustainabilityHub.aspx
Find an architect for your project
www.architecture.com/UseAnArchitect/Home.aspx
The RIBA website
http://www.architecture.com/Home.aspx
The Planning Portal
The planning portal is the governments online planning and building regulations resource for England and Wales, delivered by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
Its purpose is to provide services and information to anyone involved in the planning process including home owners, businesses, planning professionals and Government officials.
Links:
The Planning Portal Help Centre
www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/contact/helpcentre
Building Regulation Information
www.planningportal.gov.uk/buildingregulations/
Planning Information
www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/
Useful tools
www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/usefultools/
Planning Policy and Legislation
www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/planningpolicyandlegislation/