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At least 78 homeless people died on the streets over winter

Friday, 8th June 2018

At least 78 homeless people have died on the streets and in temporary accommodation this winter – equivalent to more than two deaths a week and more than the number who died in the Grenfell Tower fire, which has dominated... View Article

Ombudsman slams council after homeless family lived in hotel room for three years

Friday, 8th June 2018

A Bristol family was forced to share a single hotel room for more than three years because of failures in the council’s homelessness system, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found. The family was evicted from their private tenancy... View Article

MPs demand greater legal protection for vulnerable tenants in private sector

Friday, 8th June 2018

An influential Select Committee has called for private sector tenants to be safeguarded from retaliatory evictions, rent increases and harassment from their landlords. It also wants councils to be given extra powers to takeover properties from rogue landlords. MPs on... View Article

Confusion and fears in private sector as residents of one tower block are spared £2m bill

Friday, 8th June 2018

Residents of a private high-rise block in Croydon clad in similar panels to Grenfell Tower have been told they will not have to pay £2million to make their homes safe. Barratt Homes who built the Citiscape block has said it... View Article

New housing secretary of state appointed

Friday, 8th June 2018

The new Housing Secretary is James Brokenshire MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, situated between south east London and Kent. He replaces Sajid Javid who moved to the Home Office after almost two years in charge of the housing brief.... View Article

Fatal shortcomings at Grenfell Tower revealed in leaked report ahead of public inquiry resumption

Friday, 8th June 2018

A leaked report into the causes of the Grenfell Tower fire has revealed the shocking findings that all 72 deaths could have been prevented, as a catalogue of errors were made in the block’s refurbishment project. The report will inevitably... View Article

Government’s £400m repair fund is an opportunity to change our cladding culture, says Pura Facades

Friday, 8th June 2018

Prime minister May’s announcement last month (16 May 2018) to spend £400m on the refurbishment of 158 high rise buildings identified within England’s social housing estate has been widely welcomed by the construction industry and housing chiefs alike. However, the... View Article

Grenfell was not all about cladding

Friday, 8th June 2018

This month’s report into the role the Building Regulations played in last June’s horrific Grenfell Tower fire has stirred up plenty of controversy – and too many people are missing the point. The national headlines were full of calls for... View Article

National Federation of Builders urges the Government to make Brexit work for SMEs

Friday, 8th June 2018

With fewer than 300 days until the UK officially leaves the EU and three weeks until the June European Council summit, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) is concerned that the Government has not set out in greater detail its... View Article

Pegasus Group Chairman hands over the reins as he announces retirement

Thursday, 7th June 2018

The Chairman of national consultancy Pegasus Group has announced his retirement after more than 40 years working as a planning consultant. Stephen Bawtree will hand over the chairmanship on August 31 to Jim Tarzey, one of the founding Directors of... View Article

Act now to prevent another Grenfell tragedy

Thursday, 7th June 2018

London Assembly Members today (7th June) agreed a unanimous motion calling for further urgent safeguards for London residents, almost one year on from the devastating Grenfell fire. Seventy-two people died in the fire at the 24-storey tower block in North Kensington on... View Article

Building with intelligence – Lancaster set to launch Architecture courses

Thursday, 7th June 2018

Lancaster University is seeking a new Chair of Architecture to lead the development of an innovative new set of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Based in the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA), the new Architecture courses will connect Lancaster’s... View Article

New £100m initiative will unlock small sites and create 1,000 affordable homes for London

Thursday, 7th June 2018

The L&Q Foundation has today kick-started a £100 million initiative with nine leading London-based black and minority ethnic housing associations and the Greater London Authority which will create hundreds of new affordable homes. The ground-breaking strategic partnership will unlock small... View Article

Smithsons’ iconic Grade II* Economist Plaza renamed in honour of its original architects

Thursday, 7th June 2018

International real estate developer, Tishman Speyer, completes the first phase of renovation at 23-27 St James’s Street, Alison and Peter Smithson’s last remaining building in London. The Grade II*-listed complex, previously known as ‘The Economist Plaza’ was originally home to The... View Article

One4all calls for UK SME’s to recognise staff in free awards

Thursday, 7th June 2018

UK SMEs businesses have the opportunity to nominate, recognise and reward their exceptional staff for free as the annual One4all Spotlight Awards returns. The One4all Spotlight Awards is a free to enter awards scheme that recognises the best employees in 28 different... View Article

Latimer to ramp up development programme across the North West

Thursday, 7th June 2018

Latimer, part of Clarion Housing Group, has today announced that it will step up its development output in the North West after agreeing to buy a 165-home site in Sandbach, Cheshire. The Group’s development company has this week exchanged contracts... View Article

Thessaly Road Railway Bridge shortlisted designs revealed

Thursday, 7th June 2018

The six designs shortlisted for the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Wandsworth Council competition to improve the appearance and feel of Thessaly Road Railway Bridge have gone on show this week, as part of the festival’s programme of events... View Article

Be Design Reveals Secrets To Success For Five Year Anniversary

Thursday, 7th June 2018

Five years ago, BE Design was founded by three directors with more than 60 years of combined experience and a passion to offer truly multi-disciplinary expertise and design excellence within the built environment. In that time Anna Tsartsari, Simon Powell... View Article