Cladding at Caernarfon’s Doc Fictoria apartment complex ‘should be removed’
A view of the Doc Fictoria complex from the Shell car park, Caernarfon An “issue with the cladding” on a prestigious waterfront apartment complex has been identified and fire chiefs are recommending it be removed. The North Wales Fire & Rescue Service confirmed it is working with residents and […]Click here to view original web…
Solicitors and conveyancers refusing work on high-rise property transactions, say brokers
mortgage, property Brokers have revealed a growing number of solicitors and conveyancers, due to the new building regulations on cladding, are refusing to work on high-rise property transactions. “Several law firms are refusing to accept new clients where the building is above 5 stories or 11 meters”, confirmed Chris […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: south London flats could be demolished and rebuilt after serious safety flaws revealed
The Citiscape building before its white and blue panels were removed and residents evacuated (PA) A block of flats in south London could be razed to the ground because demolishing it will be cheaper than trying to fix its critical safety flaws. The drastic move follows a post-Grenfell inspection […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: south London flats could be demolished and rebuilt after serious safety flaws revealed
The Citiscape building before its white and blue panels were removed and residents evacuated (PA) A block of flats in south London could be razed to the ground because demolishing it will be cheaper than trying to fix its critical safety flaws. The drastic move follows a post-Grenfell inspection […] Click here to view original…
Hundreds of thousands trapped in cladding crisis, six years on from Grenfell tragedy
Grenfell Tower and London landmarks illuminated on anniversary The cladding scandal revealed after the Grenfell Tower inferno in June 2017 remains far from over. Hundreds of thousands of flat owners are still trapped in a safety crisis which means they cannot sell or rent their apartments. This is despite […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: south London flats could be demolished and rebuilt after serious safety flaws revealed
A block of flats in south London could be razed to the ground because demolishing it will be cheaper than trying to fix its critical safety flaws. The drastic move follows a post-Grenfell inspection of Citiscape, a Barratt-owned building in Croydon , carried out in 2019. It revealed that […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: south London flats could be demolished and rebuilt after serious safety flaws revealed
The Citiscape building before its white and blue panels were removed and residents evacuated (PA) A block of flats in south London could be razed to the ground because demolishing it will be cheaper than trying to fix its critical safety flaws. The drastic move follows a post-Grenfell inspection […] Click here to view original…
UK Communal Heating Households Face 350% Energy Cost Hike
Communal heating systems in council homes and private flats are causing a “nightmare” for residents as energy bills soar by up to 350%. Government data estimates that around 480,000 households across the UK are affected, with many living in council-owned tower blocks that house some of the lowest-income families […] Click here to view original…
How has tower been allowed to stand empty for THREE years amid housing crisis?
Exclusive: Two hundred people could be living in boarded up student block 14-floor Hawkridge House stands empty – while people desperately wait for homes FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK. CLICK BANNER. RESIDENTS are calling for an abandoned student halls – which could house over 200 people – to be put […] Click here to view original…
How England’s apartments turned into second-class housing
© FT montage/Dreamstime If Zoom, Peloton and pet shops were some of the unexpected winners of the early phase of the global pandemic, one of the biggest losers was apartment living. From March 2020 onwards, trends in house and flat prices diverged dramatically as lockdowns and remote working put […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell cladding manufacturer agrees $74m settlement with shareholders for ‘false and misleading’ statements
The manufacturer of the cladding used on Grenfell Tower has agreed a settlement worth $74m to compensate shareholders who said it made “false and misleading statements” about the safety of its product. Picture: Lucy Brown Sharelines The manufacturer of the cladding used on Grenfell Tower has agreed a settlement […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: south London block of flats could be demolished and rebuilt as safety flaws prove critical
The Citiscape building before its white and blue panels were removed and residents evacuated A block of flats in south London could be razed to the ground because demolishing it will be cheaper than trying to fix its critical safety flaws. The drastic move follows a post-Grenfell inspection of […] Click here to view original…