All Regulations articles – Page 21
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In FocusThe Building Safety Bill becomes law – here is what you need to know
The Building Safety Bill has gained Royal Assent. Here is a reminder of why it is important along with the key areas that have changed during its passage through parliament
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NewsInland Homes becomes latest housebuilder to sign the cladding pledge
Brownfield regeneration specialist promises becomes 36th developer to back deal
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NewsBuilding safety pledge and levy will cover ‘non-cladding’ issues, government confirms
DLUHC confirms all ‘life-critical’ fire safety issues can be fixed using the funds raised
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In FocusDecay, delay and deregulation: takeaways from the Grenfell Inquiry
Senior government figures had to explain why calls to amend the building regulations to clarify fire safety risk went unheeded
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NewsCladding pledge includes promise on ‘proportionate’ repairs
Full text of pledge agreed with government ensures housebuilders will not pay for “betterment” of existing properties
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NewsUPDATED: Bellway, Vistry and Countryside latest to sign cladding costs pledge
10 housebuilders have now publicly confirmed they are signing up to Michael Gove’s deal as 53 firms ‘asked to pay up’
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NewsCrest Nicholson signs Gove’s ‘building safety pledge’ to fix tower blocks
Housebuilder first to confirm it will sign agreement and estimates cost will be £80m to £120m
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CommentGove’s cladding deal - what does it mean for the sector?
With negotiations on a housebuilder pledge to pay for fire safety repairs close to finalising, Joey Gardiner looks at what the likely shape of the deal says about how far the housing secretary has been able to get his way on cladding
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NewsSenior civil servant admits missing opportunities to address risks of ACM cladding
Brian Martin told Grenfell Inquiry he “struggles to understand” why he did not take action on preventing a major cladding fire
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NewsDisastrous test failure on ACM cladding was ‘forgotten’, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior civil servant responsible for building fire safety says 2001 tests “just got missed”
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NewsKhan attacks government for slow progress on Grenfell inquiry recommendations
Sadiq Khan said without quicker action residents’ lives were being put at risk and they felt unsafe in their homes.
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NewsRevealed: full list of councils set to be affected by nutrient neutrality rules
42 councils are set to be newly hit by extended nutrient neutrality rules, meaning 74 will be impacted in total. Housing Today has obtained the full list.
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NewsRICS updates EWS1 form to reflect ‘proportionate’ approach to fire safety checks
But forms already completed still valid until new assessments carried out on blocks
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NewsOfficials ‘didn’t understand the risk’ of fire safety decisions, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials ’lost sight’ of important issues during deregulation drive, fire safety policy lead admits
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NewsNew social housing regulator chair announced
Network Homes chair and Financial Conduct Authority board member Bernadette Conroy selected as preferred candidate
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NewsHousing sector warns no progress made on dropping use of EWS1 forms
HBF, BPF and Housing Forum bosses call for further government intervention to shift to ‘proportionate’ flat valuations
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CommentWe should stop seeing the green belt as sacrosanct
Misunderstanding of the purpose of the green belt is leading to too many applications being determined at appeal, writes David Churchill
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News‘Disappointed’ Gove renews cladding law threat to housebuilders
Housing secretary sets end of March deadline for housebuilders to come forward with ‘fully-funded’ remediation plan after rejecting compromise offer
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CommentThe end of the planning bill is nigh – but what does it mean for housing development?
The widely expected dropping of the government’s planning legislation will make it harder to build 300,000 homes a year, warns Colin Brown
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NewsGovernment considered replacing building control with insurance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Radical measure was one option presented to ministers as part of drive to cut red tape