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New improvements to fire safety guidance form part of a wider update to tighten building regulations and provide clearer fire safety rules for the design or construction of residential developments.
New-build homes will come with fast and reliable gigabit broadband under plans being brought forward by the government.
Robust reforms to fire safety introduced to strengthen fire and rescue services, putting the majority of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations into law.
The government's ban on charging ground rent on leases in England and Wales comes into force on 30 June 2022.
A total of 47 national and regional projects are being allocated the funding to offer a range of support.
Leaseholders will be further protected from rip off, misused fire safety measures thanks to new government funding to remove so-called Waking Watch patrols.
Under the Leaseholder and Resident Service, those living in tower blocks will have access to updates on the status of their building’s application to the government’s Building Safety Fund.
Leaseholders in England and Wales could find it easier and cheaper to buy the freehold of their building under radical new proposals to create a fairer housing system.
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