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A burnt cladding panel at a Metropolitan Police warehouse where exhibits are stored from the Grenfell Tower. Pic: PA Thousands of people living in buildings with dangerous cladding should be a given a target date for when their homes will be made safe, says Whitehall’s spending watchdog. Between 9,000 […] Click here to view original…

Budget addresses cladding remediation after Grenfell Inquiry Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget 2024, delivered on 30 October, highlighted a new £1 billion allocation aimed at the remediation of homes with unsafe cladding. This move, as per government sources, aligns with commitments to improve fire safety standards across the United […] Click here to view original…

The chancellor has announced billions of pounds in new funding for cladding remediation and the government’s Warm Homes Plan. Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her 2024 Autumn Budget speech (picture: Alamy) Sharelines Autumn Budget 2024: £1bn announced for cladding remediation and £3.4bn for Warm Homes Plan #UKhousing Speaking in […] Click here to view original…

Contents Headlines Introduction Enquiries Building Safety overview Overall remediation progress ACM Remediation Building Safety Fund Cladding Safety Scheme Developer-Led Remediation Social Housing Sector Enforcement Accompanying dashboard Accompanying tables Related statistics Date of next publication: 9.30am on Thursday 21 November 2024 All figures in this release can also be found […] Click here to view original…

Liam Blears, head of facades at passive fire specialist FSi Promat, discusses the need to build the reassurance of residents into recladding projects that are vital to address the risk of fire With the launch of the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) in July last year, thousands of mid-rise buildings […] Click here to view original…

Pemberley Place in Priestley Road (Image: Google Maps) WORK to remove potentially dangerous cladding covering a high-rise building in Rooksdown has been given the go-ahead by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Pemberley Place, in Priestley Road, was found to contain combustible insulation after a storm exposed parts of the […] Click here to view original…

Pemberley Place in Priestley Road (Image: Google Maps) WORK to remove potentially dangerous cladding covering a high-rise building in Rooksdown has been given the go-ahead by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Pemberley Place, in Priestley Road, was found to contain combustible insulation after a storm exposed parts of the […] Click here to view original…

The Enfield-based contractor was already struggling after Covid loan repayments and soaring costs on fixed-price contracts. The 143-year-old group made and installed aluminium windows and curtain walling elements for high-rise buildings. The price of base materials, which typically represents 50% to 70% of the total costs of a project, […] Click here to view original…

Crown Heights (Image: Lola Crossman) WORK has started to remove potentially dangerous cladding from Crown Heights, although residents may not see big changes immediately. Barratt, the original developers of the building in Alencon Link, confirmed that remedial works started on Monday, September 30, to remove the cladding. The cladding […] Click here to view original…

Sundowner resident, Richard Betts (Image: NQ) Residents of a luxury block of flats in Southampton have been left freezing in their own homes after it was stripped of its insulation ten months ago. The Sundowner building in Ocean Village was stripped of its cladding in January as part of […] Click here to view original…