RICS rejects government call to change EWS1 advice for smaller blocks

By Carl Brown2021-12-10T10:26:00

Ministers’ plan to free up housing market by reducing use of controversial fire safety forms faces setback

The government’s drive to ensure smaller housing blocks are no longer subject to EWS1 form requirements has hit a setback with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) refusing to change its current guidance on their use.

This flies in the face of the recent insistence by ministers that housing blocks below 18m in height should no longer require fire safety checks.

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