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Applications open for funding to remediate high-risk buildings under 11 metres
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (347+ words) Applications for funding to remove cladding from the highest-risk buildings under 11 metres are now open. It follows a government announcement about the new funding in July. The funding is part of the existing Cladding Safety Scheme and will prioritise buildings…...
Health and housing after Awaab’s Law: what has changed?
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (25+ words) Interactive content - Health and housing after Awaab’s Law: what has changed? insidehousing.co.uk | My account | My library Health and housing after Awaab’s Law: what has changed?...
Inside Housing - Comment - People who are hard-of-hearing are having their safety and independence put at risk by badly designed developments
1+ week, 1+ day ago (879+ words) Housing intended for mixed communities and long lives must assume varied communication needs such as hearing loss, writes Alan Wright, senior architectural technologist at Boyer Design Alan Wright is senior architectural technologist at Boyer Design Every time I arrive at…...
Fixing adult social care starts with mandating higher national accessibility standards
2+ week, 1+ day ago (323+ words) Could Burnham finally be the prime minister to make it so homes are designed to be accessible, inclusive, and support everyone to thrive, asks Martin Warhurst, chief executive of Habinteg Housing Association Martin Warhurst is chief executive officer of Habinteg…...
Building Safety Round-Up: July 2026
3+ week, 2+ day ago (115+ words) Insight - Building Safety Round-Up: July 2026 Inside Housing | My account | My library Building Safety Round-Up: July 2026 A round-up of the key news stories, guidance documents and new thinking for those involved in building safety issues, gathered by Peter Apps To view,…...
Overheating in buildings being remediated poses ‘serious risk to health’, new letter warns
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (998+ words) Leasehold groups have called for urgent guidance on ventilation in properties being remediated. The groups are concerned that due to the period of extreme heat forecast, there is a gap in public health guidance that leaves residents, including families with…...
Clarion’s Clare Miller: Government should combine housing and health in one government ministry
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (614+ words) Health and housing are inseparable, argues Clare Miller, chief executive of 125,000-home association Clarion, and should once again be part of one integrated government ministry as they were when the NHS was founded Clare Miller is chief executive of Clarion…...
Groups urge action as wastewater capacity holds back 55,000 homes in Northern Ireland
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (826+ words) Wastewater capacity problems are holding back an estimated 55,000 homes in Northern Ireland, a report has revealed. Developers were briefed by Northern Ireland Water in February that a third of these homes cannot connect to the country’s water system at all…...
What are transfer slabs, and what should be done about them?
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (863+ words) Andrew Lawrence, a fellow at engineering consultancy Arup, a structural engineer and expert in building safety, has been involved in the assessment of a large number of structures with transfer slabs. As the sector attempts to quantify the risk posed…...
Why housing must put mental well-being at its heart
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (853+ words) Julie Haydon’s campaign as president of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is called Rooted in Resilience. For Mental Health Awareness week, she writes for Inside Housing about why the housing sector should be creating resilient organisations Julie Haydon is…...