Government Initiatives to reduce Red Tape could save home builders £60M per annum
The government plans to encourage more building of new homes by reducing the number of regulations that developers must comply with are estimated to save developers approximately £500 per home. In his article in the Telegraph on 27 Jan, Matthew Holehouse identified rules on doors and windows, arrangements for toilets, lighting, telephone lines and disabled access as areas that will be culled in the review. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10598283/Window-and-door-rules-axed-in-drive-to-get-Britain-building-houses.html . Although the government insist that the changes will help simplify the planning process and will not change planning policy or environmental protections there are concerns in some quarters that if too many of the regulations are cut there could be negative results. Whether this be an increase in badly designed homes, or that it will result in the irresponsible dumping of waste which could lead to an environme...