Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59550680 The Grenfell Tower fire inquiry revealed that successive governments concealed fire safety risks, contributing to the disaster that claimed 72 lives in 2017.…
Link: https://apple.news/A2gveRmcxQjqdidk99nJ9Sg A wealthy pensioner, Robert Page, is accused of deliberately poisoning a protected 65ft pine tree that blocked sunlight from his luxury home after…
Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-10237793/Japanese-knotweed-saves-11-8billion-property-values.html Japanese knotweed is estimated to reduce the value of Britain’s property market by £11.8 billion, affecting around 4% of homes. The invasive plant…
Link: https://www.buildingengineer.org.uk/news/smoke-alarms-be-made-mandatory-rented-homes Smoke alarms will be mandatory in all rented homes, as announced by Housing Minister Eddie Hughes MP. The new regulations require landlords to…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59369715 New homes and buildings in England will be legally required to install electric vehicle charging points starting next year, with an estimated 145,000…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-59293546 A ceiling in a Year 3 classroom at Rosemead Prep School in Dulwich collapsed, prompting the evacuation of students and staff. Twenty firefighters…
Link: https://apple.news/Aif0SMqOiS3–UYZD0L-6Bg Linda Griffiths faced significant issues after poorly installed insulation on her home led to extensive water damage and a loss of £100,000 in…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-58154056 Tony Luu and his friends became trapped in a flooding lift while checking the basement of his apartment complex during a storm. The…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57858829 At least 120 people have died and hundreds are unaccounted for in western Europe due to severe flooding caused by record rainfall, with…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-57862558 A baby and two young children were taken to the hospital after part of the ceiling collapsed at an Asda supermarket in Ashton-Under-Lyne.…
