All Regulations articles – Page 19
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NewsKingspan ordered to halt sales of Kooltherm K15 insulation product
Insulation manufacturer recalls batches of the same product used on Grenfell after it was found to have lower than advertised fire safety performance
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NewsCladding manufacturers must pay into fund or face ban, Gove says
Housing secretary says cladding and insultation sector must contribute ‘significant portion’ of remediation costs
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into Gove’s building safety funding plan
Committee calls for industry submissions on proposed £4bn housebuilder levy
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NewsRICS set to overhaul property valuation rules following review
Stricter guidelines to be implemented following concern over independence of valuers
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NewsRICS to review valuation impact following Gove’s speech
Withdrawal of government advice note prompts RICS to look ‘carefully’ at impact with stakeholders
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NewsIndustry figures warn Gove’s £4bn cladding levy plan unlikely to work
Plan for developers to voluntarily fund fire safety work could lead to more delays for leaseholders and legal challenge, experts warn
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NewsGovernment set to remove controversial EWS1 form advice
Long-awaited removal of building safety guidance expected imminently
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NewsGovernment to force housebuilders to pay £4bn cladding bill
Gove threatens legal action and funding removal if industry doesn’t meet cost of remediating blocks 11 to 18 metres in height
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NewsSwan finance director resigns
More changes at the top as housing association seeks to improve governance after breaching standard
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NewsGovernment mandates 30% cut in carbon for new homes
Revised building regulations mean reducing carbon emissions by a third from this summer
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NewsDLUHC hits out at RICS over refusal to change EWS1 guidance
Government tells RICS to “work harder” to protect leaseholders from fire safety costs
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NewsRICS rejects government call to change EWS1 advice for smaller blocks
Ministers’ plan to free up the housing market by reducing the use of controversial fire safety information forms faces setback
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NewsTenancy deposit resolution body selected as New Homes Ombudsman
Dispute Service will enforce the New Homes Quality Code from next year in bid to improve consumer regulation
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NewsRegulator launches probe into Swan’s viability and governance
Housing association with ambitious offsite development plans may have breached standard
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CommentSunak’s Budget was a missed opportunity to change gear on net zero
As the world follows events at COP26, Ben Derbyshire argues the UK government needs to go much further to tackle climate change in regulation, planning, stock refurbishment and social housing
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NewsPincher takes aims at ‘risk-averse’ lenders as EWS1 form saga continues
Housing minister pledges to fix building safety gudiance issue
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NewsHousing association development forecasts back to ‘pre-pandemic levels’
Providers expect to build 378,000 homes over next five years
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CommentAction to revive high streets is leading to new housing too
Historic England’s High Street Action Zones are hugely beneficial for regeneration, argues Ben Derbyshire
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NewsDeveloping housing association faces £10m bill after overcharging tenants
Total overcharging was more than three times previously reported
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NewsDozens of amendments to Building Safety Bill to be debated by MPs
12 changes to existing clauses and 16 new clauses have been proposed by opposition and backbench MPs