Link: Nationwide reports a significant increase in issues related to spray foam insulation, affecting around 250,000 homes and making them ineligible for mortgages. Homeowners are…
Link: The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is retrofitting a 1930s telephone exchange into a sustainable building, following the RIBA Plan of Work to…
Link: A man was injured and taken to the hospital after a gas explosion in the basement of a house in Bulwell, Nottingham. The explosion…
Link: The proposal for a Grade III listing in the UK aims to protect the majority of buildings from demolition, allowing it only if they…
Link: Large sections of the Grand Burstin hotel in Folkestone collapsed, falling onto a parked coach below. The incident raised concerns about the building’s safety…
Link: The inquest into the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak concluded that he died from prolonged exposure to mould in his family’s housing association flat.…
Link: The Secretary of State has urged council leaders and social housing providers in England to improve housing conditions. A formal direction has been issued…
Link: Cris Abraham, a 36-year-old contract worker at LAX, died less than two weeks after being exposed to carbon dioxide from a fire suppression system,…
Link: Retrofitting existing social housing should be prioritized over building new homes, as many current properties have low energy performance ratings that contribute to fuel…
Link: The Housing Ombudsman, Richard Blakeway, has contacted Rochdale Boroughwide Housing following the coroner’s verdict on the Awaab Ishak inquest. He has instructed his team…
