Housing Agency to use surveyors to assess buildings for housing
Surveyors will now be tasked with making recommendations to the Housing Agency on the suitability of commercial buildings for repurposing as homes. This comes as the agency plans to hire consultants to advise local authorities whether commercial properties, large homes and hospitality buildings such as hotels and B&Bs can be used for social housing. The state agency estimates that experts, builders and surveyors will inspect about 60 buildings nationwide every year, giving…