Link: https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy7v0n4jkeo.amp Hundreds of people in flats in Kirkby are being made homeless after two tower blocks were declared unsafe by the fire service. Knowsley…
Link: https://www.itv.com/news/2025-05-29/family-say-mould-and-damp-in-social-housing-contributed-to-babys-death The family of 15-week-old Akram Mohammed, who died in February 2025, believes his death was linked to living conditions in a damp, mould-infested…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c308vzqj975o Tens of thousands of energy customers will receive payouts of up to £1,000 each, with some debts being written off, due to the…
Link: https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/court-extends-scope-of-retrospective-building-defects-liability-22-05-2025/ Supreme Court ruling in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd confirms that developers can recover costs for safely remediating building defects—even for…
Link: https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/barratt-commits-to-passivhaus-for-all-london-schemes/ Barratt London has committed to constructing all new residential schemes in London to the Passivhaus standard, branded as “Lo-E Homes.” These ultra-efficient buildings,…
Link: https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/harlow-residential-block-evacuated-over-ongoing-fire-safety-concerns Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) have issued a prohibition notice relating to Redstone House A former office block in Harlow, Essex…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/05/08/care-home-fire-trial-collapses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin The trial regarding the care home fire in Cheshire collapsed after prosecutions against four defendants were withdrawn due to no realistic prospect of…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89g938x9yjo A trial into alleged breaches of fire safety regulations by four companies in Cheshire has collapsed, with formal not guilty verdicts entered against…
Link: https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/four-towers-on-2000-home-estate-regeneration-redesigned-due-to-councils-daylight-concerns/5135812.article Four towers in the 2,000-home Teviot Estate regeneration in Poplar, east London, have been redesigned after Tower Hamlets Council raised concerns about loss…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/05/01/kitchen-fitter-crushed-to-death-by-concrete-blocks/ A kitchen fitter, Martin Dunford (33), was fatally crushed by falling concrete blocks at a Cotswolds site after improperly stacked materials toppled onto…
