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A cladding safety campaigner has branded a target date of 2029 for when buildings in England will have dangerous cladding removed ‘meaningless’ (Alamy/PA) WEST END FINAL Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and […] Click here to view original…

Thousands of council tenants in homes at higher risk of fire could see their cladding replaced faster than expected [BBC] Flammable cladding on dozens of tower blocks could be replaced faster than originally planned. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) cladding is used on 38 tower blocks owned by Bristol City Council. […] Click here to view original…

A Lib Dem MP has highlighted what he describes as an unfolding EWS1 form scandal after a fire safety consultant was sanctioned for unprofessional conduct. Al Pinkerton , MP for Surrey Heath, has submitted an urgent question to the House of Commons Speaker to ask the housing minister about […] Click here to view original…

The Government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan sets out the steps it will take to address the pace, which it describes as “far too slow”, of remediating qualifying buildings in England with unsafe cladding. The steps will include the increased use of enforcement. The government’s objectives The Plan is designed to […] Click here to view original…

NEWS Public Accounts Committee discusses plans for remediation of dangerous cladding PUBLISHED AUTHOR FPA Media SHARE On 3 February 2025, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) held a two-part evidence session on the remediation of dangerous cladding and the government’s response to the “ evolving cladding crisis […] Click here to view original…

The fire in Eccleston House, Barton Hill Flammable cladding on several council tower blocks in Bristol could be removed more quickly than was initially hoped. A fire in 2022 led to fears that many of the dated blocks of flats were clad in material that was unsafe. Expanded polystyrene […] Click here to view original…

By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A judge has ordered works to be completed on a Paddington residential block with combustible cladding within 19 months, after the council took the landlord to tribunal over how long it was taking to address. Behbehani Middle East Trading Company, which is incorporated […] Click here to view original…

It follows news that Grenfell Tower is set to be demolished. Barton Hill flats Author: Luke Reevey Flammable cladding on several council tower blocks in Bristol could be removed more quickly than was initially hoped. A fire in 2022 at Eccleston House in Barton Hill led to fears that […] Click here to view original…

Re-cladding work on a block of flats in a high rise building in east London, England © Fred Duval/Shutterstock.com MPs and building safety campaigners have raised concerns over the speed and effectiveness of the Government’s plan to fix buildings with unsafe cladding. The latest post-Grenfell tragedy plan, which aims […] Click here to view original…

The Public Accounts Committee held a session on the Government’s plans for remediation. A cladding safety campaigner has branded a target date of 2029 for when buildings in England will have dangerous cladding removed ‘meaningless’ (Alamy/PA) A building safety campaigner has branded the Government’s 2029 deadline for cladding removal […] Click here to view original…