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One in 10 fire-risk high rises have not had cladding removed

By News Feed | 21 October 2022

Buildings still in need of remediation concentrated in London and Manchester One in 10 residential high rises identified in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy are still clad with dangerous aluminium composite material (ACM) panels. In total, 48 buildings, largely concentrated around Manchester and Greater London, have yet […]Click here to view original web…

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High-rise buildings in Derby given cladding all-clear following Grenfell audit

By News Feed | 21 October 2022

Rivermead House in Bath Street is one of Derby’s tallest residential blocks None of Derby’s residential high rise buildings were found to have unsafe cladding materials during an audit carried out jointly by Derby City Council and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) in the wake of the Grenfell […] Click here to view original…

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Edinburgh children’s hospital flammable cladding concerns as no date set to remove it

By News Feed | 21 October 2022

The new Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital Concerns have been raised about potentially dangerous cladding on Sick Kids hospital after it was revealed there is no date to remove it. which is similar to that used on Grenfell Tower. The tragedy in London killed 72 people after the high-rise flats […] Click here to view original…

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St Helens property boss sentenced for cladding form fraud

By News Feed | 21 October 2022

All firms were required to complete cladding safety forms introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire A property boss submitted fake building cladding safety forms in a “sustained fraud” to feed his gambling addiction, a judge has said. Thomas Clarke, of Rainhill, Merseyside, fraudulently filled in 55 forms which were […] Click here to view original…

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Developers to fix unsafe cladding in tall buildings across Wales

By News Feed | 21 October 2022

Unsafe cladding will be replaced under the deal Ten developers have agreed to fix fire safety failings in all tall buildings they have worked on in Wales, the Welsh government has announced. The “Developers Pact” applies to buildings over 11 metres (36 ft), around four to six storeys high. […] Click here to view original…

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‘Stop housebuilder delaying tactics’: Cladding victims urge government as developers fail to sign contracts

By News Feed | 21 October 2022

Housebuilders are yet to sign a contract with the Government almost six months after they agreed to a pledge to fix any dangerous buildings that they developed Charlotte Meehan is trapped living in a dangerous one-bedroom flat in Bow, East London (Photo: supplied) People living in homes caught up […] Click here to view original…

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The cladding scandal victims trapped in microflats: ‘Our baby’s cot is wedged against our bed’

By News Feed | 21 October 2022

Residents are trapped living in 38sqm flats in west London until a solution is found to pay for the remediation of various fire safety issues within their block Vivian Zhou has been trapped working from home in her 38sqm apartment since the pandemic started (Photo: Supplied) Families say they […] Click here to view original…

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Housing downturn hits Bellway’s sales

By News Feed | 21 October 2022

What a difference six months make. In March, when Bellway (BWY) posted its interim results covering the six months to 31 January, the housebuilder waved aside interest rate rises as “modest” and insisted that its “mid-market product remains affordable in a historical context”. Jump forward to its results for […] Click here to view original…

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Worldwide: How Did The NSW And UK Governments React To Combustible Cladding Following The Grenfell Fire?

By News Feed | 20 October 2022

Combustible Cladding: London to Sydney The Lacrosse Apartment fire in Melbourne (2014) and the death of 72 people in the Grenfell Tower fire in London (2017) exposed the use of combustible cladding and the regulations in place. Five years after the Grenfell Tower fire, it is important to revisit […] Click here to view original…

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By News Feed | 20 October 2022

None of Derby’s residential high rise buildings were found to have unsafe cladding materials during an audit carried out jointly by Derby City Council and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) in the wake of the Grenfell disaster in 2017 which claimed 72 lives. All local housing authorities were […] Click here to view original…

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RICS consults on valuation guidance for flat blocks caught in cladding crisis

By News Feed | 20 October 2022

The surveyors institute hopes new guidance will unlock mortgage lending where work is yet to be carried out The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is seeking views on new guidance for valuers of residential flats in multi-storey blocks with cladding. Lenders have since the Grenfell fire been reluctant to […] Click here to view original…

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Mould, leaks and overflowing bins at centre of Lancaster city centre flats complaints

By News Feed | 20 October 2022

Mould, leaks, a broken fire alarm and lights are among problems encountered by tenants living at Bridge Square Apartments, built on top of the former bus depot. A 40-year-old Lancaster University researcher who has lived there since January 2020 claims the management of the building has been ‘non-existent’. “There […] Click here to view original…