Body set up to police UK housebuilding not representative, say critics

New Home Quality Board lacks representation from architects, ordinary homeowners and BAME communities, experts warn A new government-backed body set up to police the building industry faces claims that it lacks representation from architects, ordinary homeowners and BAME communities whose Covid-19 death rates have been linked to poor housing standards. Labour had claimed the New Home Quality Board [NHQB] lacked independence as it was chaired by a Tory MP and Conservative-linked developers sit on the board alongside her. On Friday it announced a new CEO and chair as it moved to what it described as its “full operational stage”. Continue reading...
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