BDBC: Call for more to be done to help Crown Heights residents
Cllr Arun Mummalaneni and Crown Heights (Image: BDBC and Newsquest) MORE support is needed for residents currently living in a block of flats with dangerous cladding who are in “dire need” of help, a borough councillor has said. As previously reported the external cladding at Crown Heights, which has […]Click here to view original web…
Balancing safety and innovation after Grenfell
Image: Alex Danila / Shutterstock.com. Jonathan Pearson, director at Residentially , looks at how developers, housing associations and councils can work together to drive innovation and improvement in both existing housing stock and new developments. Six years have passed since the devastating Grenfell Tower tragedy , which went on […] Click here to view original…
Balancing safety and innovation after Grenfell
Image: Alex Danila / Shutterstock.com. Jonathan Pearson, director at Residentially , looks at how developers, housing associations and councils can work together to drive innovation and improvement in both existing housing stock and new developments. Six years have passed since the devastating Grenfell Tower tragedy , which went on […] Click here to view original…
Medium-rise buildings with dangerous cladding can apply for funds as long-awaited scheme opens
A new funding scheme has been opened for applications by the English government, with money to be made available for buildings between 11 and 18 metres for the first time. All medium-rise buildings are now eligible for funding through the Cladding Safety Scheme (picture: Alamy) Sharelines All medium-rise buildings […] Click here to view original…
Greenwich homeowners cannot sell as cladding fire experts disagree
Image caption, Dr Lisa Smith has been wanting to sell her apartment for two years By Joe Coughlan Local Democracy Reporting Service Some residents of a south London apartment block say they have not been able to sell their homes for three years because fire safety experts cannot agree […] Click here to view original…
Medium-rise buildings with dangerous cladding can apply for funds as long-awaited scheme opens
A new funding scheme has been opened for applications by the English government, with money to be made available for buildings between 11 and 18 metres for the first time. All medium-rise buildings are now eligible for funding through the Cladding Safety Scheme (picture: Alamy) Sharelines All medium-rise buildings […] Click here to view original…
Greenwich homeowners cannot sell as cladding fire experts disagree
Image caption, Dr Lisa Smith has been wanting to sell her apartment for two years By Joe Coughlan Local Democracy Reporting Service Some residents of a south London apartment block say they have not been able to sell their homes for three years because fire safety experts cannot agree […] Click here to view original…
Residents facing second winter in freezing tower block after council ‘mismanaged’ cladding project
Residents of an over-60s council tower block in South Bristol have said how they fear for their own health as many face a second winter with no cladding on the building. Some people living in Gilton House in Brislington have already moved out to stay with relatives or friends […] Click here to view original…
Albion Mill cladding work approved for King Street, Norwich
Albion Mill will undergo vital cladding remediation (Image: William Warnes/PA) A block of apartments with a “substantial” fire risk rating will undergo vital cladding works. Norwich City Council has approved an application to carry out cladding remediation at the Grade II listed Albion Mill, which is a part of […] Click here to view original…
Responsible Actors Scheme: plain English guide
A guide explaining the Responsible Actors Scheme. Background Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, it became clear that a large number of residential buildings had serious fire safety defects. In response, government is making sure that buildings are made safe through government remediation funds; it is strengthening the regulatory system […] Click here to view original…
Albion Mill cladding work approved for King Street, Norwich
Albion Mill will undergo vital cladding remediation (Image: William Warnes/PA) A block of apartments with a “substantial” fire risk rating will undergo vital cladding works. Norwich City Council has approved an application to carry out cladding remediation at the Grade II listed Albion Mill, which is a part of […] Click here to view original…
‘I can’t sell my South London flat because nobody can agree whether the cladding is flammable’
Fran Dean, 59, said that residents of Union Park feel ‘trapped’ in situations not of their own making South London apartment block residents won’t be able to sell their flats for as long as three years because conflicting fire safety experts can’t agree if it’s covered in flammable cladding […] Click here to view original…