Housing Minister to hold weekly meetings with House committee to finalize new Building Code

Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly will be holding weekly meetings with the House of Representatives’ Housing Committee to finalize discussions on a new Building Code they intend to issue, according to Al Mal. In addition to extending the validity of construction licenses to three years from one, the bill will also introduce stricter punishments and penalties for code violations (such as late deliveries), in a bid to discourage more construction in slum areas, MP Khaled Abdel Aziz said.