Solve fire safety issues to help people move on

摘要

Building safety comes first. It is the number one priority - and challenge - for all social landlords, with London's G15 housing associations' spending on fire safety measures sure to exceed the government's £1bn building safety fund. These were challenging times already. Developing housing associations faced rising costs and uncertainty around Brexit and addressing the carbon challenge. Now, alongside the economic fallout from the pandemic, essential building safety spending will reduce the headroom available to tackle the housing supply crisis. The knock-on effects for construction activity and jobs throughout the supply chain could be very serious indeed.