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The NOA’s report follows the Grenfell Inquiry. Credit: richardjohnson via Shutterstock. The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has reported that up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding in the country remain unidentified, and remediation within the government’s portfolio is progressing slowly. The NAO’s first report on the UK […] Click here to view original…

The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has reported that up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding in the country remain unidentified, and remediation within the government’s portfolio is progressing slowly. The NAO’s first report on the UK government’s remediation portfolio since the consolidation of five programmes in 2023 […] Click here to view original…

A new report from the National Audit Office has outlined how the government must publish a target date for the remediation of dangerous cladding. Alongside this recommendation, the NAO has also stated that the government must be more transparent with the performance of remediation works. The report is the […] Click here to view original…

cladding More than half of the buildings with dangerous cladding have still not been identified, a major new report has found. The National Audit Office (NAO) says up to 60% of blocks over 11 metres high are still be scoped for removal of cladding. And it warns that the […] Click here to view original…

Next Article Chancellor Rachel Reeves earns £74,000 in rent as a landlord Related Articles Join the Fight for Justice: Support the Cladding Scandal Campaign Cladding scandal victims launch website and legal action 0:02 AM, 7th June 2024, About 5 months ago 1 Amendment to Cladding Bill may force landlords […] Click here to view original…

The National Audit Office has decided that it will cost £16.6 billon to sort the cladding crisis, and the misery will go on until 2035. Up to 60% of high-rise flats with cladding have yet to be identified, and “risks” -read, near certainty – that taxpayers’ contribution to the […] Click here to view original…

London ffs tower block fire c Alamy The National Audit Office published its report, Dangerous cladding: the government’s remediation portfolio today, 4 November. The report shows that the cladding crisis is worse than expected, with more homes and other buildings still clad with flammable materials. Remediation is slow and […] Click here to view original…

Spending watchdog warns cost to tax payers of dealing with the building fire safety crisis risks being higher than the planned £5.1bn cap The huge cost of widening the scope of buildings needing to fix fire safety problems beyond 18m tall to lower rise building of 11m height was […] Click here to view original…

Some unsafe buildings may never be identified, National Audit Office says Three in five buildings with dangerous cladding have yet to be identified, according to a report by the National Audit Office. The watchdog said that the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) had estimated that cladding […] Click here to view original…

(Image: PA Wire/PA Images) A target date must be set for work costing billions to make thousands of buildings covered in dangerous cladding safe, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said. Up to 7,229 buildings across England are yet to be identified and some might never be, the National Audit Office […] Click here to view original…