Robert Jenrick has urged Persimmon to take immediate
action following an independent report which found the housebuilder guilty
of a “systemic, nationwide” failure to install critical fire-safety materials.
The report, by Stephanie Barwise QC, found that a lack of processes to ensure
build quality and staff supervision, training and assessment were responsible
for the failure by Britain’s second-largest builder to install vital cavity
barriers in new timber-frame homes. The housing secretary’s comments come
amid sharp criticism of the builder. Read more on Housing Today.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
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