Register as a building inspector
Use this service to apply to become a registered building inspector in England and Wales with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), and pay your annual maintenance charge.
Applies to England and Wales
Registered building inspectors carry out regulated building control activities, which are:
- assessing plans
- inspections
- giving advice to building control bodies that carry out regulated functions
If you intend to carry out any of these activities in England or Wales, you must be registered as a building inspector. It is a criminal offence to work as a building inspector if you are not registered with BSR.
Registers for England and Wales
There are registers of building inspectors for England and for Wales. You will be on the registers for the countries you tell us you work in. The registers will include your name, your employer, and details of BSR-regulated activities you are registered to do. BSR will tell you in the application which details will be published.
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Your registration will be valid for 4 years, unless varied, suspended or cancelled by BSR. If you registered before 6 April 2024, the 4 years began from 6 April 2024.
What you will need to register
To register, BSR will ask you to provide information about:
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yourself, such as name, address, email, and phone number
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the class of building inspector you’re applying to register as
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details of your BSR-approved competency assessment
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membership of relevant professional bodies
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your employment status
BSR will ask you to confirm that you will comply with the code of conduct for the countries you are registered for.
BSR will charge you £336 for registration, whether you register for one country or both.
Pay your annual maintenance charge
BSR will charge you £216 for annual maintenance.
This is payable from the first anniversary of your registration.
You will need your registration number to pay. If you are paying for someone else, you will need their registration number.
Before you start
Read the guidance on registered building inspectors, it tells you how to:
- decide which class you need to register for
- use a BSR-authorised scheme to certify your competency, unless you are registering as a class 1 building inspector
- register as a building inspector
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If you need help using this service
Contact the Building Safety Regulator if you need help with your application.
Updates to this page
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Links changed to go to Welsh translation.
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Updated information on paying the maintenance charge.
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Welsh translation added.
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The competency assessment extension period has ended, information about it has been removed from the page.
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Update made to competency assessment extension period information
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Competency assessment extension period added. From 6 April to 6 July 2024 experienced building inspectors in England can complete their competency assessment and upgrade their registration. Information on extension period eligibility has also been added.
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Information added for registering as a building inspector for Wales. Additional information around requesting a review of a registration decision for both England and Wales.
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First published.