Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-12177291/Newbuild-home-horror-36-properties-destroyed-rebuilt-developer-31m-move.html Barratt David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire is demolishing and rebuilding 36 new homes at the Darwin Green site in Cambridge due to foundation issues,…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-65837165 A fire in a five-storey block of flats in Croydon led to the evacuation of about 80 people, with the blaze spreading across…
Link: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/eighteen-properties-evacuated-road-closed-30016462 Eighteen properties in St Ninians have been evacuated, and a main road closed due to the dangerous condition of a building’s chimney stacks.…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/06/rishi-sunak-tories-air-pollution-ulez-expansion-scientists-letter World-leading air pollution scientists have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to distance himself from Conservative colleagues who dismiss the health risks of toxic…
Link: https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/case-study-why-residents-refuse-access-for-repairs-81561 Social landlords face challenges in gaining access to homes for repairs, especially with increased focus on issues like damp and mould. Tenants may…
Link: Arizona has halted new housing construction in the Phoenix area due to insufficient groundwater, signaling potential challenges for future development amid climate change. While…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65753750 Officials in Davenport, Iowa, believe two people may still be alive under the rubble of a partially collapsed building, with three others unaccounted…
Link: https://www.geplus.co.uk/opinion/what-is-subsidence-and-what-does-an-event-year-mean-01-06-2023/ Subsidence occurs when the ground beneath a building sinks, often due to factors like dry spells, clay soil shrinkage, tree roots, local mining…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48461850 Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh has been enclosed in a protective “box” by The National Trust for Scotland to shield it…
Link: https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/new-york-sinking-under-weight-of-its-buildings-according-to-researchers/ Researchers from the University of Rhode Island have found that New York City is sinking by 1-2mm annually due to the weight of…
