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Building safety - but at a price

Speaking at a Construction Leaders Summit held earlier this month, Government adviser Dame Judith Hackitt delivered this poignant message about the Draft Safety Bill that was published in July in response to the recommendations of her 2018 building safety review. Sh...

Read    15/10/2020

What about our suburbs?

Are you interested in the future of our suburbs? If so, you could get involved in shaping how they change over time. In March a cross-party suburban taskforce was set up to look at ways to make our suburban areas sustainable and to support the long term future of the...

Read    05/10/2020

How to spot the signs of subsidence

Subsidence is a serious issue that can cause structural instability in properties. Subsidence specialist Sedgwick has warned that weather conditions in 2020 may lead to a rise in cases across the country.

Read    02/10/2020

Protect your home from floods this autumn

Last week it was still summer. This week we’re firmly into Autumn, and already we’re facing extreme weather warnings. Some areas are even on notice of localised flooding. Earlier this year during Storm Dennis, flooding affected homes across the country from Yorkshire...

Read    30/09/2020

Could empty homes help solve our housing crisis?

We are all aware that we are facing a national housing crisis. Demand has consistently outstripped supply of housing for decades, pushing up prices and putting a home of their own out of reach for many - particularly younger people who struggle to get a foot on the p...

Read    24/09/2020

Why the Government must now act to solve the cladding crisis

The Government is now coming under fire from all directions for not acting swiftly and decisively to end the cladding crisis. Two select committees have slated the progress made to-date and the press continues to take the MHCLG to task. Now London Mayor Sadiq Khan ha...

Read    23/09/2020

Don’t forget care homes, urges new report on dangerous cladding

The Public Accounts Committee has slammed the Government today in a damning report that looks at the progress made to-date on remediating dangerous cladding.Committee chair Meg Hillier describes the MHCLG’s promise to ensure all high rise buildings are safe for resid...

Read    16/09/2020

Building safety - what do you think?

The Draft Building Safety Bill was published on 20 July. The government aims to “deliver the biggest changes to building safety for nearly 40 years and make residents safer in their homes.” But what do you think? Will the proposals work in practice or are there areas...

Read    09/09/2020

Fully-connected homes are now a step closer

A significant change has taken place on the UK’s airwaves, but many may not have noticed. Nearly 20 million TV sets have been re-tuned to make way for Britain’s expanding 5G network. Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman recently confirmed the completion of a £...

Read    07/09/2020

Leaseholders - beware fake EWS1 forms

Property managers must be extremely vigilant when dealing with EWS1 formsAnother scandal of potentially epic proportions is unfolding around dangerous cladding. This time leaseholders are being targetted with fake EWS1 forms.As if the problem of proving that building...

Read    03/09/2020

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