Any legislation change carries some anxiety for builders, as they need to assess their own systems, inputs and performance to ensure they are adhering to the new legislation and changes.

With the changes to Part L and the new requirements on home warranty providers like the NHBC, the most important change for builders is that they can properly capture, store and then make available the photographic evidence to prove they have met the legislation requirements.

For most companies, capturing photo evidence has been a bit of an afterthought, with photos for safety issues, dilapidation, defects and general progress being the main focus.

With these changes, photos become a deeper part of quality and risk control, meaning they have even higher commercial value for your business.

These changes also mean that sending photos around the company via whatsapp is going to be inadequate, as your photos need to be organised properly.

The photographic standards have also increased, with every photo needing to be high enough resolution to allow a qualitative audit of the subject detail, geo-location enabled to show date, time and location of each image, and a file name to include plot number and reference according to the property detail so photos are traceable.

Thankfully, many building companies have been using mobile apps and applications which make photo capture easy and intuitive on site for workers, and then automates the management of those photos back in the office to meet legislative requirements as well as good site record hygiene.