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The Government has put aside £8 million in funding to provide extra support for local councils to pursue freeholders who are “dragging their heels and refusing to begin repairs”.
Why are there fire testing capacity issues?
While the industry waits for the Independent Review of the Construction Products Testing to be published, the demand for regulatory testing in the UK is only increasing.
Updates to Approved Document B published incorporating 2022 amendments
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has republished Approved Document B (fire safety) volumes 1 and 2 incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments.
Annual cost of farm fires approaches £100m as arson costs almost double
Insurance company NFU Mutual is urging farmers to take precautions and have fire control plans in place, as the cost of farm fires reached £95.6m in 2021.