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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: The impact of climate change on UK properties and trade industries – city property repair costs £144 million by 2040

image for illustration: Joanna Theobald Climate Change is set to drive £144M worth of annual repair work for UK tradespeople by 2040, new analysis by Protrade reveals, as escalating floods and heatwaves driven by climate change could push annual property … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Cities around the world are sinking at ‘worrying speed’

image for illustration: London by © User:Colin and Kim Hansen / Wikimedia Commons Dozens of coastal regions that are sinking at a worrying speed, according to a study by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.

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IHBC’s Professional signpost: Second Reading of the ‘Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL]’ (debated on Friday 7 February 2025): ‘… we get some of our flood prevention done as a result of allowing people to extend’

You can review heritage-related discussions, informed by Parliament or otherwise, in the Second Reading of the Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL] (debated on Friday 7 February 2025, in the House of Lords, as moved by Lord Lucas (Con).

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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: New AXA UK research reveals areas of England most vulnerable to extreme weather

image for illustration: Joanna Theobald New research by AXA UK highlights the areas of England most vulnerable to climate risks posed by extreme weather, with more than half of those polled admitting they would be ill-equipped to deal with flooding … Continue reading

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