All new homes should be covered by a warranty. This is usually through the National House Building Council (NHBC) but there are also other providers that lenders accept. The purpose of this warranty is to protect the homeowner from any damage or defect in the property, usually for a period of ten years.

Summary. Approved Document M provides information about the ease of access to, and use of, buildings, including facilities for disabled visitors or occupants, and the ability to move through a building easily including to toilets and bathrooms.

NHBC Building Control Services (NHBC BCS) is an Approved Inspector, in operation since 1985, and is the largest single provider of building control.

NHBC Building Regulations Plus is our interactive guide to help you interpret and apply the Building Regulations. There’s a version for England and one for Wales. They each contain all the latest Approved Documents as well as supplementary guidance notes and material from our in-house experts.

Part M Doors may also be known as Disability Compliant which is a regulation in place that requires doors to have a certain minimum opening space requirement to allow wheelchair access within a property or building.

Generally Part M does not apply to extensions or material alterations of dwellings. However the extension of the dwelling or material alterations carried out MUST NOT make the building less satisfactory in relation to part M than it was before.

Parts M and K* to the Building Regulations require that people, regardless of disability, age or gender are able to gain access to buildings and use their facilities, both as visitors and people who live or work in them. This guide is intended to provide practical advice to NHBC customers on how to achieve compliance with the

Parts M and K* to the Building Regulations require that people, regardless of disability, age or gender are able to gain access to buildings and use their facilities, both as visitors and people who live or work in them.

To help you interpret and apply the NHBC Standards we produce the following Technical Guidance Documents. They each expand on and explain a specific part of the NHBC Standards. They are designed for use by competent construction industry workers and are for general guidance only. They do not constitute professional advice.

Building regulations for access to and use of buildings in dwellings and buildings other than dwellings and provides a baseline for accessibility in the built environment. The 2015 edition with 2016 amendments of ‘Approved Document M: access to and use of buildings Volume 1: dwellings’ only covers dwellings and contains updated guidance.