Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-59664252 A fire at a four-storey block of flats in Reading has resulted in one death and several residents unaccounted for, with a 31-year-old…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-59639728 Chate Singh, owner of Ebers Hotel in Nottingham, was sentenced for multiple fire safety violations, including inadequate staff training and lack of safety…
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-homes-to-produce-nearly-a-third-less-carbon New UK building regulations will require new homes to produce 30% less CO2 and other buildings to reduce emissions by 27%, aiming for…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-59602142 The Palace of Westminster requires urgent repairs due to significant structural issues like crumbling stones and cracking ceilings. The Restoration and Renewal Programme…
Link: https://apple.news/AL-gwxKTuRXaKTSZnjzPJ6w A 19-year-old law student, Jack Simm, successfully sued his landlord for £999 due to poor living conditions in his student accommodation. Using his…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59628766 An 11-year-old girl died after being found unresponsive in a building in Shadwell, east London, where firefighters discovered a quantity of chemicals believed…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59550680 The Grenfell Tower fire inquiry revealed that successive governments concealed fire safety risks, contributing to the disaster that claimed 72 lives in 2017.…
Link: https://apple.news/A2gveRmcxQjqdidk99nJ9Sg A wealthy pensioner, Robert Page, is accused of deliberately poisoning a protected 65ft pine tree that blocked sunlight from his luxury home after…
Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-10237793/Japanese-knotweed-saves-11-8billion-property-values.html Japanese knotweed is estimated to reduce the value of Britain’s property market by £11.8 billion, affecting around 4% of homes. The invasive plant…
Link: https://www.buildingengineer.org.uk/news/smoke-alarms-be-made-mandatory-rented-homes Smoke alarms will be mandatory in all rented homes, as announced by Housing Minister Eddie Hughes MP. The new regulations require landlords to…
