News: Extent of Heritage and Cultural Property Crime in England Revealed
Link: Research by Historic England and the National Police Chiefs’ Council reveals a rise in heritage and cultural property crime in England, including theft of…
News: Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/13/failure-insulate-uk-homes-costing-thousands-of-lives-winter-cold-deaths The UK government’s failure to insulate homes has resulted in thousands of deaths annually due to cold conditions, as highlighted by a Greenpeace…
News: England brings in biodiversity rules to force builders to compensate for loss of nature
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/12/england-brings-in-biodiversity-net-gain-rules-to-force-builders-to-compensate-for-loss-of-nature England is implementing a biodiversity credit scheme requiring new construction projects to achieve a 10% net gain in biodiversity, either on-site or elsewhere,…
News: Dangerous alteration work results in two terraced houses being demolished
Link: https://www.cross-safety.org/uk/safety-information/cross-safety-report/dangerous-alteration-work-results-two-terraced-houses-1274 Two terraced houses were demolished due to dangerous alteration work, with the contractor disappearing after local authorities and the Health and Safety Executive…
News: Scaffold tower collapse caught on car dashcam
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2024/03/11/scaffold-tower-collapse-caught-on-car-dashcam/ A scaffold tower collapse was caught on dashcam, showing two men being thrown into the road but escaping unharmed. They had added a…
News: Coastal erosion: Expert says moving all cliff homes is unthinkable
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-68487948 Moving at-risk buildings away from eroding cliffs is not a viable long-term solution to coastal erosion, according to Prof Saul Humphrey, who argues…
News: Doctors call for urgent damp homes action to address ‘avoidable social causes’ of ill health
Link: https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/doctors-call-for-urgent-damp-homes-action-to-address-avoidable-social-causes-of-ill-health Doctors are urging for immediate action to address the social causes of ill health, such as living in damp or mouldy homes, which…
News: Fears of new UK cladding crisis after blaze destroys timber-frame homes
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/fears-of-new-uk-cladding-crisis-after-blaze-destroys-timber-frame-homes A potential new national fire safety crisis has emerged in the UK after Barnet council discovered hundreds of low-rise timber-frame homes with plastic…
News: £320,000 newbuild home infested with beetles and mould
Link: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/320000-newbuild-home-infested-beetles-28747689 Diane Jackson and her partner Mark’s new £320,000 home in Darwen, Lancashire, has been plagued by damp, mould, and a beetle infestation, rendering…
News: Homeowners’ insurance cancelled over concrete fears
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-68477200 Homeowners in Aberdeen’s Balnagask area have had their insurance cancelled due to the use of potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in…