Aico Leads National Action to Tackle Damp and Mould in UK Homes

From October 20-26, home life safety leaders Aico supported the return of Damp & Mould Action and Awareness Week, to unite the housing industry to tackle one of the UK’s most pressing housing and health issues. With the UK Government [...]

Future Homes Standard to mandate solar PV in autumn launch, Ministry confirms

The Government has confirmed that the final Future Homes Standard will be published "this autumn," and that the Option 1 in the industry consultation, namely including mandatory solar PV, would be the preferred option taken forward. Ministers “confirmed that solar [...]

Angela Rayner promises to 'unblock' sites in south east, after approving Cranbrook scheme

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has defended her Department's approach to 'unblocking' sites in the south east on the BBC, following approving a development of 165 homes in Cranbrook, Kent, on a former Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. She told the [...]
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Consultation launched on changes to Energy Performance Certificates

The Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government has launched a joint industry consultation with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to “reform” the EPC Framework to provide a “robust, well-rounded perspective on building performance.” The consultation outlines [...]

Councils doubt they can achieve Government's housing target

The BBC has obtained information from the industry consultation underway on the new mandatory private housing targets for local authorities, which include responses to the Government saying that achieving its 1.5 million homes target is "unrealistic" and "impossible." Sir Keir [...]

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