Posts Tagged ‘MHCLG’
Robert Jenrick: Why department is setting up HQ here in Wolverhampton
Government Communities Minister Robert Jenrick reveals why he is moving out of London. Robert Jenrick From the moment the Prime Minister came into office, he’s shown his determination to level up the country and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of where they live. The importance […] Click here to view original…
Read MorePost-Grenfell cladding inspections find other fire risks
image captionFlat owners have been organising fire safety checks Fire safety inspections have uncovered hundreds of blocks of flats in England and Wales with faulty or missing fire prevention measures, the BBC has found. Flat owners have been looking for evidence of unsafe cladding in the wake of the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: fire service investigating FOUR Sheffield high rise buildings with risky cladding
Leaseholders have set up a new action group. We can exclusively reveal the fire service is investigating at least four high rise residential buildings in Sheffield which have risky cladding or insulation. Since the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, thousands of leaseholders across the […] Click here to view original web page at planetradio.co.uk
Read MoreBritain’s biggest building society Nationwide speaks out on cladding fire safety risk scandal – and how it will help owners get moving again
Britain’s biggest building society Nationwide has spoken out on what it is doing to help flat owners in blocks with cladding-related fire safety defects, who are struggling to remortgage or move home. These leaseholders are required to have what is known as an EWS1 form to prove their building […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSocial Housing White Paper to be published this week
The government will publish its much-anticipated Social Housing White Paper this week, Inside Housing understands. Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
Read MoreMid-rise buildings with fire safety defects ‘overlooked’ by ministers, residents warn
Former residents of four mid-rise buildings which were destroyed by fires have written to ministers demanding that support to remove dangerous cladding should be available to buildings below 18m. Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
Read MorePoole tower blocks £3.8m cladding removal works agreed
BCP Council’s cabinet has approved the budget for the works at Sterte Court Cladding at two tower blocks is to be replaced at a cost of £3.8m, a council has agreed. The cladding at Poole’s Sterte Court is different from that used on Grenfell, where 72 people died in […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreEast Village’s Grenfell-style flammable cladding to be removed by end of 2020
The council said the cladding, used in small areas for decorative features on balconies and as larger panels at East Village, Stratford, will be removed by the end of the year. Picture: Google Maps Grenfell-style flammable cladding will be stripped from tower blocks in the former Olympic Village by […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFlat worth £0 due to flammable cladding forces couple to delay starting family
Abigail Tubis, 30, and her husband tried to sell their flat and move out last year (Picture: Chris Leah) A young couple have been unable to start a family after discovering their first home is worthless due to a number of fire safety issues – including flammable cladding. Abigail […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhy insurance is rising by up to 1,200 per cent for hundreds of thousands of people
Insurance is soaring for a lot of people Buildings insurance for hundreds of thousands of people has soared by huge amounts after the Grenfell Tower fire. The Times reports that research by the Association of Residential Management Agents shows the biggest rise in insurance was at a block in Peckham, southeast London, where last year’s…
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