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    <title>Awaab&#39;s Law Phase 2 arrives on 30 November 2026. Here is what it means for your roof evidence.</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Phase 2 extends fixed repair timescales to structural collapse, falls and excess cold. Roofs sit under all three. What social landlords should have on file before the clocks can start.</description>
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    <title>Drone roof survey or scaffold? What a block manager actually pays to see a roof.</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Scaffold, cherry picker, ladder, drone. The real cost of each way of inspecting a roof, what each one can and cannot tell you, and when the cheapest option is the wrong one.</description>
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    <title>What is in a roof evidence pack, and why the spreadsheet matters more than the PDF.</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <category>Evidence</category>
    <description>Asset managers do not act on PDFs. A useful roof survey ships as component rows per property, a photo pack that files itself, and a report that explains both. Here is the anatomy.</description>
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    <title>Open A2, GVC, RPC-L1: the CAA drone rules explained for anyone hiring an operator in 2026.</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Class marks, operator IDs, competency certificates and operational authorisations, in plain English, and the five questions to ask before a drone flies over your building.</description>
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    <title>Section 20 roof works: how to show leaseholders the roof before you ask them to pay for it.</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Consultation on major works goes better when leaseholders can see what they are paying for. How dated, numbered aerial evidence changes the conversation, and where it fits in the statutory process.</description>
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    <title>The roof gap in stock condition surveys, and how to close it without scaffolding an estate.</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <category>Housing providers</category>
    <description>Ground-based surveys record roofs as not inspected more often than anyone admits. What the regulator expects, why the gap exists, and a way to close it one estate at a time.</description>
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