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Government making it harder for the average citizen since before the 1980s!
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/474303/long-term-home-owners-warned-about-missing-consents-agent
Ray White Mairangi Bay real estate agent Drew Miller said he had noticed increasing numbers of baby boomers who wanted to sell up before downsizing or moving to a retirement village and discover past renovations to their home did not have the required certificate.
He said most of the properties without CCC appeared to have had work done about the time new building regulations came into effect, in 1991.
But banks would not provide loans to buy houses that were not compliant, he said, meaning sellers had to try to find a cash buyer or face a potentially costly fix.
https://www.buildmagazine.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Build-142-49-Feature-Uniquely-NZ-A-Code-To-Build-By.pdf
‘The New Zealand Building Code was one of the first performance-based building codes in the world. Unusually, it includes explicit performance criteria for durability that all building elements must comply with.'</i<
What is this about? What improvements has it borought? Durable – does that include looking at leaky buildings syndrome? What about enabling good quality housing that doesn't have to be scrutinised screw by screw etc.? (I am in an old house part perhaps WW1, and might have this problem.)
In the UK. In NZ?
How far back can building Regs be enforced?
Despite the fact that there is no time limit on the local authority’s right to apply for an injunction, it is generally accepted that if 10 years or more have passed since the work was carried out then there is no serious risk of action fro breach of building regulations being taken.
Building Regulations Conveyancing
https://freeconveyancingadvice.co.uk › diy-conveyancing
Uk again.
Is there a 10 year rule for building regs?
The 10-year rule covers any breach of use of land or buildings (excluding dwellings) which has not been challenged by enforcement action for the period of at least ten years. N.B. A ‘dwelling’ is deemed by planning law to be a class C3 in terms of use and is covered by the 4-year rule.21/03/2022
Unauthorised Planning: When Do The 4 & 10 Year Rules Apply?
https://extensionarchitecture.co.uk › house-extensions › u.
Masks – government and PM Jacinda, talking about dropping them.
Nore – Medical advice from new Dr Old
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/474291/evidence-shows-covid-19-declining-in-our-community-ministry-of-health
Sept.7/22 Ministry of Health Deputy Director-General Dr Andrew Old and other health officials held a media briefing in Auckland to provide an update on the Covid-19 response.
On possible ending of mask wearing and changes to restrictions, Dr Old said: “Masks work”, and they were “still part of our response”.
Cases have continued to drop over the past week and the government is considering making changes to mask mandates and the traffic light setting.