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The government has pledged to fix unsafe cladding on all high-rise buildings in government funded schemes by the end of 2029. Image: Mike Bird/Pexels New government targets to fix dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings in the next five years have been labelled as “extremely disappointing” by campaigners, who say […] Click here to view original…

Residents of buildings wrapped in unsafe cladding, like Orchard House in Bristol, say they feel trapped as they cannot sell or remortgage Building owners could face prison if they have not removed unsafe cladding by 2029, according to a new government plan. A minister has warned landlords “we are […] Click here to view original…

Campaigners have described the timescales for rectifying flammable cladding on blocks of flats as “extremely disappointing”. The government will set out its Remediation Acceleration Plan for cladding ahead of a debate in the House of Commons this afternoon (2 December). Details of the plan have been released ahead of […] Click here to view original…

The Government has acknowledged there could be up to 7,000 buildings with dangerous materials which have not yet been identified, while progress on remediation work on high-rises with known issues has been too slow Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said ‘the pace of remediation has been far too slow […] 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. Criticising the pace of remediation, more than seven years after the Grenfell fire killed 72 people, the deputy prime minister announced an acceleration plan for buildings […] Click here to view original…

PA Media Three workers in hard hats and hi-vis jackets remove a panel of cladding from a building Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers. Under the plans, […] Click here to view original…

Key points Gregg Wallace comments ‘completely inappropriate’ and ‘misogynistic’, says Downing Street View post UK pledges £19m for Gaza – with minister to meet Palestinian PM View post Ministers set out timeline for removing dangerous cladding View post Watch: Jail not ruled out for landlords who fail to comply […] Click here to view original…

Owners of buildings over 36ft (11m) tall will either have to have remediated cladding issues by the end of 2029 or have a completion date in place. 09:02, Mon, Dec 2, 2024 | UPDATED: 09:03, Mon, Dec 2, 2024 7 Bookmark Alex Norris discussed jailing rogue landlords on Sky […] Click here to view original…

New commitments from the UK government promise faster remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings, following pressure to speed up the process more than seven years after the tragic Grenfell Tower fire. Housing Secretary Angela Rayner announced ambitious new targets which mandate all high-rise structures over 18 meters, identified […] Click here to view original…

Angela Rayner has set a 2029 deadline for high-rise cladding fixes and has promised a long-term social housing remediation strategy in spring 2025. Angela Rayner said all high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding would be fixed by the end of 2029 Sharelines Angela Rayner has set a 2029 deadline for […] Click here to view original…