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By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) – When the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in 2017 led to revelations that high-rise public housing buildings across Britain were wrapped in flammable cladding, the government vowed the building contractors responsible would pay for their negligence. Seven years on, contractors who fitted cladding panels […] Click here to view original…

The aftermath of the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 exposed a widespread issue: many high-rise public housing buildings in the UK were fitted with flammable cladding. The tragedy, which resulted in 72 deaths, prompted the government to declare that building contractors responsible would be held financially accountable. However, […] Click here to view original…

File picture A review of over 100 buildings in the UK has found that contractors who fitted cladding panels that didn’t meet fire-safety standards when installed have largely escaped financial liability. The findings come seven years after the Grenfell Tower blaze in London. When the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze […] Click here to view original…

Mark Elwell, managing director of Summit Environmental and an authority on asbestos, fire and legionella safety and risk management, outlines the critical responsibilities landlords face in 2025 and beyond. Grabbing the headlines and leaseholders’ energies in 2025 will be the enforcement of the Building Safety Act 2022 (The Act), […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “It is shocking that seven years after the devastating Grenfell Tower fire there are still high-rise buildings clad in ACM” Olivia Demetriades BBC News, London Published4 December 2024 An east London council has taken legal action against a private building owner […] Click here to view original…

Mar House leaseholder Neal Dadia was sent a letter in 2023 that included service charge arrears totalling £75,000. Residents of a blighted London block have been trapped in their homes by a swirl of events, as government attempts to reform the law drag on For many of the residents […] Click here to view original…

The Government announced the the Remediation Acceleration Plan whilst acknowledging work has been too slow. The Grenfell Memorial Wall in west London (Lucy North/PA) (PA Wire) Building owners who fail to remove dangerous cladding have been warned they could face jail, as ministers were urged to act quickly to […] Click here to view original…

Lucy Tissington outside the block of flats where she lives (Image: Courtesy Lucy Tissington0 / SWNS) A woman who says she is unable to sell her flat because of its cladding is now being charged almost £700 a month – to fund a 24-hour fire warden. Lucy Tissington bought […] Click here to view original…

18 Dec 24 The government has set out tough new targets to fix unsafe buildings in England as part of a new Remediation Acceleration Plan . The plan will introduce new measures to get buildings fixed quicker, ensure rogue freeholders are held to account, and put the end in […] Click here to view original…

©iStock | frazaz The UK government’s 2029 deadline for removing unsafe cladding marks a significant turning point in addressing fire safety concerns post-Grenfell Under the plan, all buildings over 59ft (18m) tall with unsafe cladding on the government scheme will have been remediated by 2029. Buildings over 36ft (11m) […] Click here to view original…