Gove opens Cladding Safety Scheme and commits to mandating second staircases in new residential buildings over 18m
The UK’s Secretary of State for the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) outlined his long-term plans for housing in England on 24 July – a portion of which was dedicated to building safety, second staircases and cladding. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for DLUHC “We shape […]Click here to view original web…
I’m trapped with my flat due to cladding and face a 9.34% mortgage rate: Owner who can’t sell risks massive payment hike
A flat owner risks being burdened with a 9.34 per cent mortgage rate, as she cannot sell her property due to unsafe cladding and can’t switch lender. Donna Williams owns a flat in Berkshire with fire-risk cladding and the current fixed-rate deal on her mortgage ends later this month. […] Click here to view original…
Fire Safety Experts Across The North East Of Scotland Offered Chance To Protect Public Buildings
Fire safety businesses across Scotland are being offered the chance to bid for potential work worth up to £20 million to support a wide range of public bodies. A Scottish procurement firm has invited businesses to apply for it its new fire safety framework, which launches in early 2024. […] Click here to view original…
The Week That Was – 21 July 2023 Blog Construction
Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days. Cladding – dizzying costs? The cost of removing unsafe cladding remains unknown. In addition to a pledge of £5.1bn from the Government, the Building Safety Act 2022 ( BSA […] Click here to view original…
Government urged to remove remaining unsafe cladding quickly
The government has been urged to speed up work on removing dangerous cladding from high-rise buildings six years after the Grenfell Tower fire (Dominic Lipinski/PA) Progress on making buildings safe following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire has not been “fast enough”, Michael Gove has said. In the House of […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell-affected residents face ‘extortionate’ insurance
Image caption, Chandri Bhan wanted to relocate but said she couldn’t By Guy Lynn & Jess Warren BBC News Residents in an east London block of flats say that their insurance has become “extortionate” after the Grenfell tragedy . Homeowners at Tower 8, Barrier Point, Newham, live in a […] Click here to view original…
I’m trapped with my flat due to cladding and face a 9.34% mortgage rate: Owner who can’t sell risks massive payment hike
A flat owner risks being burdened with a 9.34 per cent mortgage rate, as she cannot sell her property due to unsafe cladding and can’t switch lender. Donna Williams owns a flat in Berkshire with fire-risk cladding and the current fixed-rate deal on her mortgage ends later this month. […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell-affected residents face ‘extortionate’ insurance
Image caption, Chandri Bhan wanted to relocate but said she couldn’t By Guy Lynn & Jess Warren BBC News Residents in an east London block of flats say that their insurance has become “extortionate” after the Grenfell tragedy . Homeowners at Tower 8, Barrier Point, Newham, live in a […] Click here to view original…
Government urged to remove remaining unsafe cladding quickly
Progress on making buildings safe following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire has not been “fast enough”, Michael Gove has said. In the House of Commons, the Communities Secretary spoke of his “determination to see the truth uncovered, to make change happen and to have all those responsible held to […] Click here to view original…
Homes made safer as cladding removal campaign continues
Progress continues to be made in Newham’s mission to rid buildings in the borough of dangerous cladding. Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE’s Cabinet has received an update about the proactive work being undertaken by the Council over the past year to boost safety across the borough. It includes measures to […] Click here to view original…
Developer Remedial Contracts and the Responsible Actors Scheme: a closer look
Earlier this month regulations under the Building Safety Act 2022 giving effect to the Government’s “Responsible Actors Scheme” were passed into law. These regulations, and the Developer Remediation Contracts which have been entered into as a result of them (the “ DRCs ”), form a central plank of the […] Click here to view original…
Building Safety Act 2022: Replacing managers in higher-risk buildings
Gowling WLG has recently advised a tenant seeking to address their landlord’s poor management of the building. The key issues included inadequate handling of service charge budgets, incomplete accounts, unapproved expenditure, failure to repair and failure to carry out cladding and other fire safety remediation. Before the Building Safety […] Click here to view original…