PCA Weekly News - 15th April 2023
In your weekly PCA update this week:
- Housing Ombudsman's Report
- Japanese knotweed & The Party Wall Act
- CPD Monthly round-up
- Upcoming webinar
- Send us your samples!
- Stress Awareness Month
Housing Ombudsman's Report
You will have seen the relentless focus on social housing across the media over recent months. PCA's Head of Technical James Berry's latest blog takes a look at the Housing Ombudsman's Special Report, discussing the flippant use of the term 'lifestyle' and could it sometimes be the tenant's fault?
You can read more by clicking on the button below...
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Japanese knotweed & The Party Wall Act
Earlier this year we shared the newly revised Party Wall Act guidance note. But when it comes to Japanese knotweed, how does it impact the excavation of this invasive species? PCA's Technical Manager Daniel discusses this in his latest blog, which you can read via the button below.
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CPD Monthly round-up
Our 'monthly round-up' for March includes the following CPD content:
We hope you are finding these quick link reminders helpful, which we will continue to share with you on a monthly basis. You can also view the CPD library by clicking on the button below....
CPD Library >>
Upcoming webinar
How will our NEW 'Sprayed Foam Insulation Inspection Protocol' help building surveyors to make informed decisions when they encounter sprayed foam in domestic roofs?
Join us and CEO Steve Hodgson for our next live broadcast on Thursday 27th April (9-10am), as we discuss the new guidance explaining how it came about and how it can be applied. To find out more and to register for the webinar, simply click on the button below.
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Help us build our stock of samples!
We are continually adding to our stock of interesting samples to use during training, to feature in online training videos and for photography purposes too. So if any of you have any wet rot, dry rot, timber decay and insect samples that you no longer need/use, please send them into the PCA.
April is Stress Awareness Month
A reminder to you all that April is Stress Awareness Month and the law requires all employers to prevent work-related stress to support good mental health in the workplace. To assist you, there is a huge array of support materials and resources available via the button below...
Stress Awareness Month >>