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Opinion | New planning requirements for high-rise buildings creates fire safety uncertainty for other building types

|Date: 9 September, 2021

Opinion | New planning requirements for high-rise buildings creates fire safety uncertainty for other building types

New planning requirements on fire safety for high-rise residential buildings came into force on August 1s ...

New planning requirements on fire safety for high-rise residential buildings came into force on August 1st and require developers to consider fire safety at the earliest stages of planning. While we u ...

9 September, 2021
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Maximising fire safety for social tenants with dementia

|Date: 18 May, 2021

Maximising fire safety for social tenants with dementia

As part of 2021’s Dementia Action Week, Claire O’Meara, National Account Director at FireAngel, shares ho ...

As part of 2021’s Dementia Action Week, Claire O’Meara, National Account Director at FireAngel, shares how technology can help safeguard tenants with dementia. Dementia affects over 800,000 people in ...

18 May, 2021
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New report on the future of the cladding crisis unveiled

|Date: 31 March, 2021

New report on the future of the cladding crisis unveiled

Residential property experts recommend ten-point plan to improve the cladding landscape. Government polic ...

Residential property experts recommend ten-point plan to improve the cladding landscape. Government policy and a distinct lack of joined up thinking is holding back the progress needed for the 'claddi ...

31 March, 2021
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FireAngel | Debating the future of fire safety for 2021 and beyond

|Date: 7 January, 2021

FireAngel | Debating the future of fire safety for 2021 and beyond

While 2020 presented the social housing industry with some of its toughest challenges to date, particular ...

While 2020 presented the social housing industry with some of its toughest challenges to date, particularly in relation to COVID-19, it also offered significant opportunities for evaluation and improv ...

7 January, 2021
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New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

|Date: 18 December, 2020

New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

The Government has announced a £30m fund to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part ...

The Government has announced a £30m fund to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part of a further move to support thousands of residents in high-rise buildings. The new Waking Wat ...

18 December, 2020
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Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

|Date: 3 April, 2020

Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Comm ...

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government's (MHCLG) building safety announcement. RICS has worked closely wi ...

3 April, 2020
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Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

|Date: 2 April, 2020

Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety s ...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety system with the biggest changes in a generation to ensure residents are safe in their homes. New ...

2 April, 2020
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Vulnerable residents ‘still at risk from under-qualified workforce’

|Date: 22 August, 2019

Vulnerable residents ‘still at risk from under-qualified workforce’

ECA responds to Government consultation following the Hackitt Report on building fire safety. The safety ...

ECA responds to Government consultation following the Hackitt Report on building fire safety. The safety of hospital patients, those in care and the residents of high-rise buildings could still be at ...

22 August, 2019
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New Uponor report highlights concerning skills shortage within M&E

|Date: 14 August, 2019

New Uponor report highlights concerning skills shortage within M&E

A skills shortage within M&E is significantly adding to the pressure of those working in the construc ...

A skills shortage within M&E is significantly adding to the pressure of those working in the construction sector who are battling to address the UK’s housing crisis, according to a recent report f ...

14 August, 2019
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Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

|Date: 2 October, 2018

Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governmen ...

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, announced that Government will be banning the use of combustible material ...

2 October, 2018
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