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Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5qzdr21x6o Part of a former Victorian church has collapsed on to a street in a West Yorkshire town. Police and the fire service were…

Link: https://westbridgfordwire.com/council-statement-on-car-park-collapse-as-businesses-forced-to-close/ Mansfield District Council is continuing to respond to the structural collapse at Walkden Street Car Park which took place on Saturday morning. James Biddlestone,…

Link: https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8606gp4711o.amp More than 30,000 UK homes have had botched insulation fitted under government schemes putting them at risk of damp and mould, ministers have…

Link: https://www.dezeen.com/2025/09/03/green-wall-fire-safety-claims/ Architects in the UK may be under false impressions about the fire-safety of green walls due to non-standardised test procedures – including being soaked with water before…

Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/09/01/lack-of-sewerage-blocking-building-work-on-30000-homes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin Developers have paid nearly £2.3 billion to water companies since 2020 for infrastructure improvements, yet planning permissions for 30,000 homes are being delayed…

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r7d7vzrkjo Over 5.5 million children in England, especially in social housing, live in homes at risk of overheating due to poor heat adaptation in UK…

Link: https://www.rics.org/news-insights/rics-launches-global-consultation-on-updated-expert-witness-standard RICS has opened a global consultation for the 5th edition of its professional standard for surveyors acting as expert witnesses, inviting feedback to…

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9wrgv3mgyo A coroner concluded that the death of 15-week-old Akram Mohammed was due to Strep B, pneumonia, and Vitamin D deficiency, not the mouldy…

Link: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/surge-in-complaints-about-surveyors-in-housing-disrepair-cases/5124225.article The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is investigating a rise in complaints about surveyors providing inflated reports for housing disrepair claims, often…

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/12/do-not-buy-these-flats-residents-warn-about-unbearable-heat-inside-london-new-builds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Residents of new-build developments in east London, such as Leaside Lock and Three Waters, are experiencing unbearable heat due to poor design and…