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Industry News Eleanor Bateman 05/12/2024 The Government has introduced a Remediation Acceleration Plan to expedite the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding on residential buildings in England. The Plan is the first step in increasing the pace of remediation, but some of the measures will need legislation to come […] Click here to view original…

-Credit: (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) A London council said it has taken legal action against building owners to demand they remove Grenfell-style cladding in what it described as the first case of its kind. Tower Hamlets Council said it had secured a remediation order requiring the owners of a […] Click here to view original…

The government will set new targets for developers to fix unsafe cladding on high-rise, residential buildings by the end of 2029. All high-rise buildings (18 metres high and taller) with unsafe cladding in a government-funded scheme must be fixed by the end of 2029. Buildings that are 11 metres […] Click here to view original…

Challenge yourself with today’s puzzles. Crossword Polygon Sudoku Gemma Lindfield cannot adopt the children she longs for because her flat has fire risks. The 45-year-old barrister, herself adopted as a baby, wanted to adopt older siblings but cannot sell to make room for them. She has been waiting for […] Click here to view original…

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” An east London council has taken legal action against a private building owner to remove Grenfell-style cladding from a high-rise property. Tower Hamlets […] Click here to view original…

The government has set out tough new targets to fix unsafe buildings in England as part of its new Remediation Acceleration Plan. The plan will introduce new measures to get buildings fixed quicker and ensure rogue freeholders are held to account by proposing significantly tougher penalties for those refusing […] Click here to view original…

Image: Yury Nikolaev/Shutterstock The government has set out new targets to fix unsafe buildings in England as part of a new Remediation Acceleration Plan. The plan introduces new measures to get buildings fixed quicker, ensure rogue freeholders are held to account, and put the end in sight for affected […] Click here to view original…

High-rise apartment The UK government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan on unsafe cladding in English housing developments “should be helpful” for the housebuilding sectors, according to Citi analysts. Announced on Monday, the Plan aims to address the slow pace of fixing residential buildings with unsafe cladding in England following the 207 […] Click here to view original…

Thomas De Ronde, a 35-year-old paramedic from Luton, fears he will go bankrupt if he is forced to fund repair work for his building without Government support Labour has hailed its new plans to repair flammable cladding in buildings over 11 metres tall as “major step towards ensuring every […] Click here to view original…

Dangerous cladding on all high-rise buildings in government-funded schemes in England will be fixed by the end of 2029, Angela Rayner has pledged. Yesterday, the deputy prime minister announced the Remediation Action Plan – an acceleration plan to remove unsafe cladding from buildings which are 18 metres or more, […] Click here to view original…