Builders revolt over government’s cladding deals
The scandal has affected tens of thousands of leaseholders who faced huge costs to remove cladding Major developers are refusing to sign legally binding contracts to fix unsafe cladding imposed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, in a move that risks derailing a £2 billion government strategy […]Click here to view original web…
The High Court’s approach to cladding claims
Judith Hopper and William Cursham analyse a recent ruling where a High Court judge awarded a housing association substantial damages in a claim relating to defective cladding. The case of Martlet Homes Limited v Mulalley & Co Limited [2022] EWHC 1813 (TCC) will be of interest to housing associations, […] Click here to view original…
Five years on, Grenfell ramifications continue
The Ancoats building includes 450 apartments. Credit: via This Generation Ongoing efforts to improve safety standards have seen Intelligent FS secure a £3.5m contract to reclad Milliners Wharf in Manchester, while Morgan Sindall could face a £50m repairs bill. Milliners Wharf Intelligent FS, which has tripled its workforce following […] Click here to view original…
Man in court charged with fraud after almost 100 residents receive ‘forged’ cladding-safety forms
Thomas Clarke fraudulently signing cladding safety forms. A man has appeared in court accused of fraudulently signing cladding safety forms to certify their building was not a potential fire risk. Almost 100 residents in high-rise flats received the ‘forged’ forms which, a court heard, had been signed in the […] Click here to view original…
Court ruling finds contractor liable for £8 million cost of removing unsafe cladding
The High Court in London has handed down a landmark judgment that establishes legal liability for remedial safety work on buildings. In a ruling on Thursday 14th July , Mulalley & Co, an Essex-based contractor, was ordered to pay damages towards the cost of removing cladding it had fitted […] Click here to view original…
Property round-up: Watson Homes; Cube Homes; Intelligent FS; Great Places; Cullimore Dutton Solicitors; Legat Owen
CGI of the Clayton-Le-Moors scheme Developer and contractor, Watson Homes, has had plans approved to build 127 new homes in Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire. All of the homes will be made available for either affordable rent or affordable home ownership through North West housing association Onward Homes. The development has been […] Click here to view original…
Merseyside-based construction firm handed £3.5 million cladding contract
Merseyside-based construction firm Intelligent FS has won a £3.5 million cladding contract for a Manchester apartment block. The company – which recently moved into a state-of-the-art office complex in Hale after tripling its workforce in a £1 million upgrade – will tackle the 450 flats at Milliners Wharf without […] Click here to view original…
Court backs Broadway Malyan’s refusal to hand cladding docs to contractor
1/4 The Hive building in Bethnal Green (July 2021) 4/4 The Hive building in Bethnal Green (September 2020) Contractor Balfour Beatty took the architect to court to request information about the procurement, design and inspection of The Hive, a seven-storey student building in Bethnal Green. It comes as the […] Click here to view original…
Man in court charged with fraud over post-Grenfell cladding safety certificates
Thomas Clarke leaving court today A Merseyside man has appeared in court after he was charged with fraud as part of an investigation into fraudulently signed building cladding safety forms. Thomas Clarke, 33, of Second Avenue in Rainhill appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court today charged with fraud by false […] Click here to view original…
Merseyside man has appeared in court after he was charged with fraud as part of an investigation into fraudulently signed building cladding safety forms.
A Merseyside man has appeared in court after he was charged with fraud as part of an investigation into fraudulently signed building cladding safety forms. Thomas Clarke, 33, of Second Avenue in Rainhill appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court today charged with fraud by false representation regarding the signing of […] Click here to view original…
High rise tenants kept in the dark about fire safety issues
Carolina House tenants only discovered potential safety problems with the building when they took steps to buy their flat off the council. Photos by Julian Preece Bristol City Council has kept the tenants of a high-rise council block in the dark about multiple fire safety issues, the Cable can […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal: Man appears in court for fraudulent forms in Wales and England
Flammable cladding has been identified at buildings across the UK following the Grenfell tower fire. A man accused of fraudulently signing cladding safety forms has appeared in court. Thomas Clarke appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with fraud by false representation. The 33-year-old, of Second Avenue, Rainhill, […] Click here to view original…