Sunday, 16 May 2021

Converting Shops To Flats ‘Could Lead To Low-Quality Homes’

New planning laws to make it easier to turn empty shops into flats could result in poor-quality homes with “absolutely no privacy”, campaigners claim. However, a separate rule change should mean an end to tiny “rabbit hutch” flats. The coronavirus pandemic is changing the face of the UK’s high streets, with thousands of shops having closed permanently since the first lockdown in March 2020. At the same time, calls for more homes to be created continue to get louder. Read more on the Guardian website.

Converting shops to flats ‘could lead to low-quality homes’ | Property | The Guardian 

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