Link: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/25203690.inspections-7-glasgow-homeless-hotels-find-defects/ A recent inspection of seven homeless hotels in Glasgow revealed significant safety and living condition issues. Among the findings were inadequate fire safety…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9jzdnn71vo Residents in Sneinton, Nottingham, are facing a repair bill of up to £1 million for a collapsed retaining wall, which they claim was…
Link: https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy7v0n4jkeo.amp Hundreds of people in flats in Kirkby are being made homeless after two tower blocks were declared unsafe by the fire service. Knowsley…
Link: https://www.itv.com/news/2025-05-29/family-say-mould-and-damp-in-social-housing-contributed-to-babys-death The family of 15-week-old Akram Mohammed, who died in February 2025, believes his death was linked to living conditions in a damp, mould-infested…
Pattress plates on an external flank wall to provide additional lateral restraint at floor level.
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c308vzqj975o Tens of thousands of energy customers will receive payouts of up to £1,000 each, with some debts being written off, due to the…
Link: https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/court-extends-scope-of-retrospective-building-defects-liability-22-05-2025/ Supreme Court ruling in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd confirms that developers can recover costs for safely remediating building defects—even for…
Link: https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/barratt-commits-to-passivhaus-for-all-london-schemes/ Barratt London has committed to constructing all new residential schemes in London to the Passivhaus standard, branded as “Lo-E Homes.” These ultra-efficient buildings,…
