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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 web…

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Government urged to remove remaining unsafe cladding quickly

By News Feed | 6 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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Ipswich’s flooded St Francis Tower out of action for three weeks

By News Feed | 6 July 2023

Work is being carried out to strip flammable cladding at St Francis Tower, Ipswich By Mariam Issimdar BBC News, Suffolk Residents of a 17-storey tower block evacuated after flooding have been told they must stay away for a further three weeks. St Francis Tower occupants in Ipswich were offered […] Click here to view original…

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Contractor pays out millions to settle civil claim after Grenfell Tower disaster

By News Feed | 6 July 2023

Grenfell Tower (Image: Loz Pycock/Wikimedia Commons) UK-based contractor Rydon has paid out nearly £26.7 million (€31.3 million) to settle a civil court claim lodged by people affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster in London. A fire at Grenfell Tower, on 14 June 2017, claimed the lives of 72 people. […] Click here to view original…

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General debate on building safety and social housing to mark six years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, House of Commons – 6 July 2023

By News Feed | 5 July 2023

It has been councils’ priority to ensure that lessons from Grenfell are learned and that swift action is taken to ensure that every tenant has access to a safe and high-quality home. Key messages Funding building and fire safety works Key messages The LGA welcomed the Building Safety Act, […] Click here to view original…

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Help to buy has trapped me in an unsellable cladded flat

By News Feed | 5 July 2023

The help to buy rules never foresaw the consequences of the Grenfell disaster. My block failed a fire safety inspection after Grenfell, but the scheme won’t allow me to buy a second property I own a flat in a cladded block which failed its fire safety inspection and is […] Click here to view original…

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Tall order: paying for the cladding crisis

By News Feed | 5 July 2023

Cladding contractors have a crucial role to play in remediating potentially unsafe high-rise buildings – but they are beset by a variety of problems impacting their ability to implement solutions. Keith Cooper investigates The precise financial cost of removing unsafe cladding from residential blocks is still one of the […] Click here to view original…

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Ipswich Cardinal Lofts have 17 safety defects, says freeholder

By News Feed | 4 July 2023

A report into Cardinal Lofts showed the plans were signed off despite them not complying with building regulations at the time By Mariam Issimdar BBC News, Suffolk Residents of a nine-storey tower block evacuated for not complying with fire regulations have been informed of 17 issues that require fixing. […] Click here to view original…

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Residents at The Mill flats in Ipswich waterfront to protest outside RSM’s Bury St Edmunds headquarters

By News Feed | 4 July 2023

Residents at a block of flats in Ipswich waterfront will protest outside the headquarters of a consultancy firm over concerns it failed in its duties as administrator. The leaseholders’ association for The Mill, in Foundry Lane, will picket outside RSM UK’s offices in Dettingen Way, Bury St Edmunds , […] Click here to view original…

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Redefining Service Charges

By News Feed | 4 July 2023

Matthew Bonye and Shanna Davison consider the impact of the Building Safety Act on the operation and recovery of service charges in occupied residential buildings The Building Safety Act 2022 (the ” Act “) is probably one of the biggest shake-ups we have seen in the real estate sector […] Click here to view original…

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Ipswich Cardinal Lofts have 17 safety defects, says freeholder

By News Feed | 4 July 2023

A report into Cardinal Lofts showed the plans were signed off despite them not complying with building regulations at the time By Mariam Issimdar BBC News, Suffolk Residents of a nine-storey tower block evacuated for not complying with fire regulations have been informed of 17 issues that require fixing. […] Click here to view original…

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Investigation into Grenfell materials at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

By News Feed | 3 July 2023

In the wake of the horrific fire that claimed the lives of 72 people, concerns over the use of combustible panels in Grenfell Tower, which is still located on the nation’s superhospital, prompted a thorough investigation six years after it was deemed safe. 03 July 2023 Fire Engineering FD&A […] Click here to view original…