Gove lowers second-staircase threshold to 18m
Digital Edition: Gove lowers second-staircase threshold to 18m
Housing secretary Michael Gove has doubled down on the government’s commitment to require second staircases in high-rise residential schemes – lowering the proposed threshold from 30 metres to 18 metres. In recent months, a number of contractors have halted work on developments over worries arising…
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