Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/12/property-owners-right-build-upwards-without-planning-permission Property owners will soon have the right to add up to two storeys to their homes without needing planning permission, a move aimed…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-51110166 Kye Gbangbola and Nicole Lawler are fighting for answers regarding the death of their son Zane, who died in 2014 from what was…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2020/02/25/new-watchdog-to-clamp-down-on-shoddy-building-work/ The New Homes Ombudsman will assist homebuyers facing issues like poor construction and faulty wiring, requiring all developers to join. It has the…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/22/flat-owners-manchester-face-huge-bills-for-new-cladding Residents of flats in Greater Manchester are facing overwhelming anxiety and financial strain due to exorbitant bills for replacing flammable cladding, with some…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51581817 The UK government will ban the sale of house coal and wet wood starting next year to reduce air pollution from wood burners…
Link: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/tenterden/news/swimmers-evacuated-from-pool-as-roof-rips-in-storm-221836/ Tenterden Leisure Centre has closed due to damage to its swimming pool roof caused by Storm Ciara. Swimmers were evacuated, and the centre…
Link: https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/09/storm-ciara-winds-powerful-shattered-glass-train-station-12208794/ Storm Ciara’s powerful winds shattered the glass roof at East Croydon train station in London, causing debris to scatter across the platform but…
Link: https://apple.news/Asd0mxmAUSxiiCiGng2rAqA Kevin Leathers, a roofing company boss, has been sentenced to eight months in jail after a builder, Jon Currie, fell 30ft to his…
Link: The Baytree Hotel in Stratford and its owner, Falgun Patel, were fined £45,000 for serious fire safety violations that endangered staff and guests. Inspections…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/19/two-dead-after-pigeon-droppings-infection-at-glasgow-hospital Two patients at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital died after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde…
