Cladding victims: Why is Scotland taking so long to force developers to make flats safe?
Lancefield Quay, Glasgow, which has hazardous, flammable cladding on the exterior. Campaigners have questioned slow progress in Scotland to make developers responsible for fire safety repairs after the UK Government said last week building firms had yet to sign up for a similar scheme in England. On Tuesday, Housing […]Click here to view original web…
Cladding victims: Why is Scotland taking so long to force developers to make flats safe?
Lancefield Quay, Glasgow, which has hazardous, flammable cladding on the exterior. Campaigners have questioned slow progress in Scotland to make developers responsible for fire safety repairs after the UK Government said last week building firms had yet to sign up for a similar scheme in England. On Tuesday, Housing […] Click here to view original…
Leeds Cladding Scandal calls meeting for Yorkshire leaseholders as campaigners say developers must pay
The meeting on Saturday, March 25 will be addressed by Hilary Benn MP and Leeds Council leader James Lewis , who will give leaseholders the chance to report the status of work in their blocks, understand the current cladding funding arrangements, and create a dialogue with political representatives. Organised […] Click here to view original…
Leeds Cladding Scandal calls meeting for Yorkshire leaseholders as campaigners say developers must pay
The meeting on Saturday, March 25 will be addressed by Hilary Benn MP and Leeds Council leader James Lewis , who will give leaseholders the chance to report the status of work in their blocks, understand the current cladding funding arrangements, and create a dialogue with political representatives. Organised […] Click here to view original…
Exclusive: Telford Homes to sign Gove’s cladding pledge after threat of ban
Michael Gove threatened 11 developers with a ban if they did not sign a pledge on cladding. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Property developer Telford Homes has capitulated to threats from Michael Gove and signed a pledge to fix faulty cladding similar to that which led to the fire […] Click here to view original…
Michael Gove’s plans to make developers pay for the cladding crisis are ill-thought-out
Chris Worrall The government is merely taking money from private capital pots for new construction and forcing the reallocation to remediation without appreciating what impact that will have on new supply. Christopher Worrall is a housing columnist for LFF. He is on the Executive Committee of the Labour Housing […] Click here to view original…
Cardinal Lofts development signed off by council despite being non-compliant at time of build, documents show
A block in Ipswich that has seen residents ordered out because of fire safety concerns was signed off by the local authority despite being non-compliant with regulations at the time it was built, documents shared with Inside Housing reveal. Cardinal Lofts in Ipswich was non-compliant at the time it […] Click here to view original…
It’s urgent! Dispensation with service charge consultation requirements, but at what cost?
Summary The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has allowed a landlord to dispense with the statutory requirement to consult with leaseholders prior to carrying out substantial fire safety works to a multi-storey residential building. Dispensation was granted but subject to conditions resulting in additional cost to the landlord. Leaseholders of […] Click here to view original…
Exclusive: Telford Homes to sign Gove’s cladding pledge after threat of ban
Michael Gove threatened 11 developers with a ban if they did not sign a pledge on cladding. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Property developer Telford Homes has capitulated to threats from Michael Gove and signed a pledge to fix faulty cladding similar to that which led to the fire […] Click here to view original…
Meeting in Leeds for leaseholders in Yorkshire affected by cladding scandal
The meeting at 2.30pm on Saturday, March 25, will be addressed by Hilary Benn MP and Leader of Leeds Council James Lewis, who will give leaseholders the chance to report the status of work in their blocks, understand the current cladding funding arrangements, and create a dialogue with political […] Click here to view original…
It’s urgent! Dispensation with service charge consultation requirements, but at what cost?
SUMMARY The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has allowed a landlord to dispense with the statutory requirement to consult with leaseholders prior to carrying out substantial fire safety works to a multi-storey residential building. Dispensation was granted but subject to conditions resulting in additional cost to the landlord. Leaseholders of […] Click here to view original…
Meeting in Leeds for leaseholders in Yorkshire affected by cladding scandal
The meeting at 2.30pm on Saturday, March 25, will be addressed by Hilary Benn MP and Leader of Leeds Council James Lewis, who will give leaseholders the chance to report the status of work in their blocks, understand the current cladding funding arrangements, and create a dialogue with political […] Click here to view original…