FENSA launches ‘Pay As You Go’
19th May 2015

Small business and sole traders with low volumes of domestic window and door work have been offered a simple and easy route to Building Regulations compliance with the launch of Pay As You Go by FENSA.

FENSA Pay As You Go will enable businesses to show compliance without having to hold an MTC (Minimum Technical Competency) Card or provide mandatory Insurance Backed Guarantees (IBGs).

The system will mean companies will have all jobs inspected, as with the Local Authority Building Control route, instead of undergoing random inspections as with the usual FENSA compliance procedure. They will however still need to be certified to show competence and undertake a document and procedures audit at an onsite Certification inspection every three years.

FENSA says Pay As You Go is intended to give ‘infrequent installers’ of domestic windows and doors a simple and economical route to compliance, as Managing Director Chris Mayne explained: “The introduction of requirements for individuals to hold an MTC card to prove their competence to MTCs and provide IBGs for self-certifying companies on the original FENSA scheme has introduced an extra level of administration that many companies who infrequently install are finding difficult to deal with.

“There seemed a need for a route to compliance which still came under the FENSA name, but omitted the need for operatives to hold MTC Cards or companies to provide IBGs. FENSA Pay As You Go is a direct alternative to the Local Authority Building Control compliance route and has been priced keenly to reflect this.”

Under FENSA Pay As You Go all installations receive an inspection visit at a cost of £125 each (ex VAT) including the notification fee.

FENSA will be discounting this charge to £100 for a limited period to encourage as much sign up as possible – and minimise potential black market activity.

Appropriate homeowner financial protection against Building Regulations non-compliance will be provided by FENSA through an independently managed fund – to which a contribution is made within the Pay As You Go fee.

FENSA Pay As You Go has been designed specifically for companies that infrequently install replacement glazing in domestic properties but it is open to any installation company, whatever their size.

PAYG@fensa.org.uk