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Building safety campaigners warn ‘hardly anything has changed’ as they issue fresh demands to government

By News Feed | 9 July 2023

Resident campaigners in blocks with building safety issues have delivered a new set of asks to central government as they warn “hardly anything has changed on the ground” a year on from new legislation to protect them from costs. Cladding removal works on blocks of flats in Cardiff (picture: […]Click here to view original web…

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Government urged to remove remaining unsafe cladding quickly

By News Feed | 8 July 2023

The call came as Communities Secretary Michael Gove said progress on high-rise buildings has not been made ‘fast enough’. Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Tower block fire in London Progress on making buildings safe following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire has not been “fast enough”, Michael Gove has said. […] Click here to view original…

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Reading MP push for mandatory mortgage extensions

By News Feed | 8 July 2023

Matt Rodda, Labour MP for Reading East speaking in favour of mandatory mortgage extensions. Credit: Parliament UK One of Reading’s MPs has backed a move that would have made changes to how mortgages are repaid to help struggling residents. Matt Rodda, the Labour MP for Reading East spoke in […] Click here to view original…

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‘Serious safety risks’: Hundreds of dodgy balconies found during flammable cladding removal

By News Feed | 7 July 2023

Hundreds of defective balconies have been discovered on Victorian apartment buildings, sparking concerns about serious safety risks to residents – and warnings that the problems could be widespread. Inspections of 339 buildings that received government funding to remove flammable cladding found half had other faults and one-in-four had balcony […] Click here to view original…

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The cladding scandal: do you have redress?

By News Feed | 7 July 2023

Following fire safety regulations which were a response to Grenfell, many thousands of leaseholders are trapped in unsafe flats, unable to remortgage or sell. They have suffered a substantial loss. But are they able to sue? There are various legal routes, and it is not always straightforward to work […] Click here to view original…

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Portsmouth student block to get new cladding after Grenfell safety concerns

By News Feed | 7 July 2023

Unite Students has applied to the city council for planning permission for the work to the Rosalind Franklin Halls after a fire safety assessment found ‘a number of failings’ that did not meet building regulations. ‘The proposed re-cladding of the building will allow for the improvement of fire safety […] Click here to view original…

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Law change allows punishment of ‘irresponsible’ developers

By News Feed | 7 July 2023

Cladding remediation in Ipswich, Suffolk The government’s Responsible Actors Scheme, which will specify which firms are allowed to carry out major development in England, has entered law. The scheme is set to launch over the summer and is intended to recognise action taken by housebuilders and developers to remediate […] Click here to view original…

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Government urged to remove remaining unsafe cladding quickly

By News Feed | 7 July 2023

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…

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Warning defective unit balconies are risking safety

By News Feed | 7 July 2023

Victorian inspections for flammable cladding have also uncovered serious balcony defects in units. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) Defective balconies might be commonplace in apartment blocks across the country, requiring costly repairs and putting the safety of residents at risk. More than 550 damaged balconies had been found by Cladding […] Click here to view original…

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‘Serious safety risks’: Hundreds of dodgy balconies found during flammable cladding removal

By News Feed | 7 July 2023

By Jewel Topsfield July 7, 2023 — 5.00am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Hundreds of defective balconies have been discovered on Victorian apartment buildings, sparking concerns about serious […] Click here to view original…

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Government urged to remove remaining unsafe cladding quickly

By News Feed | 6 July 2023

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…

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‘Serious safety risks’: Hundreds of dodgy balconies found during flammable cladding removal

By News Feed | 6 July 2023

By Jewel Topsfield July 7, 2023 — 5.00am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Hundreds of defective balconies have been discovered on Victorian apartment buildings, sparking concerns about serious […] Click here to view original…