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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Crumbling concrete crisis spreads to housing, shops and offices as major landlord orders checks

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There are growing fears that the crisis sparked by the closure of schools over crumbling concrete could spread to offices, shops and even housing, as one of Britain’s biggest landlords ordered a review of its buildings.

Landsec, a major owner of UK shopping centres and office blocks, is to survey its post-war buildings to check for the presence of the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac).

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