The Fire Industry Association officially launched their new qualifications in fire detection and alarms at the recent FIREX event in London.
Council homes are being sold off almost three times faster than local authorities can replace them.
Professor Arnold Dix has said that the current system to assess fire safety of high-rise buildings in the UK is ‘pointless’.
The number of families finding themselves homeless over the past year has risen by nearly a fifth on five years ago.
Gloucester City Council will set up a Property Investment Board to make decisions on buying and selling properties to raise council funds.
A number of utility companies have announced a package of support for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, alongside government funding.
Camden Council will remove cladding from five of its blocks, after reviewing fire safety on its buildings after the Grenfell Tower fire.
New Help to Buy statistics show that over 285,000 completions have taken place using one or more of the government’s Help to Buy schemes.
Nicholas Holgate, chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council, has resigned following the Grenfell Tower fire.
New statistics have shown that the number of new government-funded social homes has plummeted by 97 per cent since 2010.
The Guardian is reporting that councils will be fully reimbursed for any building work carried out on tower blocks.
Care workers are compromising the dignity and well-being of the people they look after, a new survey has found.
The Bellwin scheme will be activated to support the immediate response operation following the horrific incident at Grenfell Tower in London.
The Scottish government has committed to stimulate investment in affordable housing by making £1.75 billion available to councils.
New data has shown that the average UK rent has fallen for the first time in over seven years, mirroring a similar fall in the housing market.