The British Board of Agrément has had its UKAS accreditation temporarily suspended from 26 February 2026, preventing it from issuing new certificates under accredited status for now. UKAS’ action stems from a 2025 change in the BBA’s corporate structure and relates solely to administrative documentation, not to technical competence or testing capability. Existing certification work, including BBA Agrément assessments used by product manufacturers to evidence compliance with UK and Eurocode-based standards, is continuing while the documentation issues are resolved.

The director of London-based Bebo Construction Limited, Adebanjo Adebayo Talabi, has received a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years, 200 hours’ unpaid work and a six-year director disqualification after admitting three fraudulent Covid Bounce Back Loan applications totalling £150,000. An Insolvency Service investigation found he exaggerated company turnover from about £1,300 loan eligibility to claims of £200,000–£220,000 turnover and secured three £50,000 loans from different banks between August and November 2020. Investigators also found the funds were diverted to personal accounts rather than used for the company’s economic benefit.

Nabers UK Energy for Office ratings are now formally recognised by the UK Net Zero Buildings Standard (UKNZBS), allowing certified ratings to be used as evidence of compliance with UKNZBS operational energy requirements for existing office buildings. Administered since 2024 by CIBSE Certification, the UK adaptation of the National Australian Built Environment Rating System has been aligned through joint technical work between CIBSE Certification and the UKNZBS team. The move gives owners, occupiers and investors a single, performance-based route to verify in-use energy performance against one of the UK’s most stringent net-zero benchmarks.