Fire Safety Certificate Fraud Causes Mortgage Withdrawals
Adam Kiziak, an expert under investigation for potential malpractice, is accused of using another engineer's credentials to sign fire safety certificates for UK high-rise flats, causing lenders to withdraw mortgage offers and leaving buyers in limbo; his company, Tri Fire, issued 410 of 1139 EWS1 ce...
Fire Safety Certificate Fraud Causes Mortgage Withdrawals
Adam Kiziak, an expert under investigation for potential malpractice, is accused of using another engineer's credentials to sign fire safety certificates for UK high-rise flats, causing lenders to withdraw mortgage offers and leaving buyers in limbo; his company, Tri Fire, issued 410 of 1139 EWS1 ce...
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36% Bias Score
Bolu Hotel Fire: 66 Dead After Removal of Fire Safety Inspections
A fire at the Grand Kartalkaya Hotel in Bolu, Turkey, on [Date], resulted in 66 deaths due to the removal of fire department oversight in 2012, allowing construction of the hotel without adequate fire safety measures.
Bolu Hotel Fire: 66 Dead After Removal of Fire Safety Inspections
A fire at the Grand Kartalkaya Hotel in Bolu, Turkey, on [Date], resulted in 66 deaths due to the removal of fire department oversight in 2012, allowing construction of the hotel without adequate fire safety measures.
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56% Bias Score
Secrecy Surrounding Macquarie Park Apartment Block Defects Undermines Housing Policies
An 885-unit apartment complex in Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia, has been found to have serious concrete slab faults requiring rectification, but the agreement between the developer and the Building Commission NSW is shrouded in secrecy, impacting public trust and housing affordability.
Secrecy Surrounding Macquarie Park Apartment Block Defects Undermines Housing Policies
An 885-unit apartment complex in Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia, has been found to have serious concrete slab faults requiring rectification, but the agreement between the developer and the Building Commission NSW is shrouded in secrecy, impacting public trust and housing affordability.
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44% Bias Score
Greek Developers Secure Building Permits Before Bonus Removal
Greek housing developers secured building permits in September using NOK bonuses before their anticipated removal, resulting in significantly larger average building areas (1091 sq.m in Attica) compared to previous months; the government's proposed amendment protects these permits.
Greek Developers Secure Building Permits Before Bonus Removal
Greek housing developers secured building permits in September using NOK bonuses before their anticipated removal, resulting in significantly larger average building areas (1091 sq.m in Attica) compared to previous months; the government's proposed amendment protects these permits.
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36% Bias Score
Greek Court Strikes Down Building Regulations Incentives
Greece's Council of State deemed incentives within the New Building Regulations (NOK) unconstitutional, causing the Technical Chamber of Greece to express disappointment while the Hellenic Society for Environment and Culture voiced relief; the ruling impacts construction permits and environmental re...
Greek Court Strikes Down Building Regulations Incentives
Greece's Council of State deemed incentives within the New Building Regulations (NOK) unconstitutional, causing the Technical Chamber of Greece to express disappointment while the Hellenic Society for Environment and Culture voiced relief; the ruling impacts construction permits and environmental re...
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28% Bias Score
Geywitz Calls for Housing Policy Reform
German Housing Minister Klara Geywitz criticizes current housing and energy policies, proposing reforms for simplification and increased CO2 emission reductions.
Geywitz Calls for Housing Policy Reform
German Housing Minister Klara Geywitz criticizes current housing and energy policies, proposing reforms for simplification and increased CO2 emission reductions.
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40% Bias Score
Athens to Inspect 63 Construction Sites Following Council of State Ruling
The Municipality of Athens will conduct on-site inspections of 63 construction sites starting tomorrow to verify if work, using incentives from the building code affected by a recent Council of State ruling, has commenced and its progress; contractors in early stages must prove compliance.
Athens to Inspect 63 Construction Sites Following Council of State Ruling
The Municipality of Athens will conduct on-site inspections of 63 construction sites starting tomorrow to verify if work, using incentives from the building code affected by a recent Council of State ruling, has commenced and its progress; contractors in early stages must prove compliance.
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32% Bias Score
Frankfurt's Climate Goals Hampered by Delayed Energy Modernization
Frankfurt's 2021 coalition agreement pledged climate neutrality by 2035, but the city's resistance to energy modernization in protected areas, despite federal funding and homeowners' willingness, risks jeopardizing this goal. A new municipal funding program with rent caps is proposed, but faces chal...
Frankfurt's Climate Goals Hampered by Delayed Energy Modernization
Frankfurt's 2021 coalition agreement pledged climate neutrality by 2035, but the city's resistance to energy modernization in protected areas, despite federal funding and homeowners' willingness, risks jeopardizing this goal. A new municipal funding program with rent caps is proposed, but faces chal...
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52% Bias Score
UK Eases Planning Rules to Boost Heat Pump Adoption
The UK government is using the Behavioural Insights Team to combat misconceptions about heat pumps and has eased planning rules for listed buildings to increase installations to 600,000 per year by 2028, offering £7,500 subsidies.
UK Eases Planning Rules to Boost Heat Pump Adoption
The UK government is using the Behavioural Insights Team to combat misconceptions about heat pumps and has eased planning rules for listed buildings to increase installations to 600,000 per year by 2028, offering £7,500 subsidies.
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40% Bias Score
Greek Ministry Defies Court Ruling on Construction Permits
Greece's Ministry of Environment passed an amendment that protects building permits issued before a Supreme Court ruling deemed construction incentives under the New Building Regulations (NOK) unconstitutional, defying the court's order to revoke permits not yet under construction by December 11th.
Greek Ministry Defies Court Ruling on Construction Permits
Greece's Ministry of Environment passed an amendment that protects building permits issued before a Supreme Court ruling deemed construction incentives under the New Building Regulations (NOK) unconstitutional, defying the court's order to revoke permits not yet under construction by December 11th.
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44% Bias Score
Greek Court Strikes Down Building Height Bonus Provisions
Greece's Council of State declared provisions of the New Building Regulations concerning height bonuses unconstitutional, requiring prior scientific studies assessing environmental impacts before granting such bonuses for new constructions; this decision excludes projects where work has demonstrably...
Greek Court Strikes Down Building Height Bonus Provisions
Greece's Council of State declared provisions of the New Building Regulations concerning height bonuses unconstitutional, requiring prior scientific studies assessing environmental impacts before granting such bonuses for new constructions; this decision excludes projects where work has demonstrably...
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48% Bias Score
Legal implications of blocking a "jour de souffrance"
A French court case clarifies the legal implications of blocking a "jour de souffrance," an opening in a shared wall that lets in light, highlighting the balance between property rights and neighborly relations.
Legal implications of blocking a "jour de souffrance"
A French court case clarifies the legal implications of blocking a "jour de souffrance," an opening in a shared wall that lets in light, highlighting the balance between property rights and neighborly relations.
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0% Bias Score