Taylor Wimpey is still reaping what it sowed
The shadow of Grenfell looms large over Taylor Wimpey’s (TW) half-year results. In a bid to make sure a similar tragedy never happens again, the government has been asking residential developers and housebuilders to cough up funds, not just to remove unsafe cladding from buildings in their portfolio, but […]Click here to view original web…
The Building Safety Act: significant changes since the Bill
Introduction On 28 April 2022, the Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent and became the Building Safety Act (the “ Act ”). Certain sections of the Act came into force on 28 June 2022. The first High Court judgment concerning liability for installing combustible cladding products has also been […] Click here to view original…
Big take up for cladding finance scheme
Grenfell Tower ablaze in London in June, 2017. AN ACT scheme to help building owners pay for the removal of combustible cladding has approved 62 applications out of the 74 that had been made. Six applications were deemed ineligible, two were withdrawn, while four applications are still being assessed, […] Click here to view original…
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…
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…
Builders revolt over Gove’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…
Potential reprieve for cladding claims in the NSWSC?
Following the devastating impacts of the Grenfell fire in 2016, much of the discussion around ACPs has been very black and white i.e. that all ACPs are a dangerous product and must be immediately removed from buildings. The decision of Strata Plan 92450 v JKN Parra 1 Pty Ltd […] Click here to view original…
Potential reprieve for cladding claims in the NSWSC?
Following the devastating impacts of the Grenfell fire in 2016, much of the discussion around ACPs has been very black and white i.e. that all ACPs are a dangerous product and must be immediately removed from buildings. The decision of Strata Plan 92450 v JKN Parra 1 Pty Ltd […] Click here to view original…
Fire brigade won’t publish list of unsafely clad buildings in London as it would be gold-dust for ‘arsonists and terrorists’
Thousands of Londoners live in buildings that require 24/7 ‘waking watches’ and evacuation plans following the Grenfell disaster The London Fire Brigade is refusing to publish the list of more than 1,000 buildings in London that are deemed unsafe – as doing so would be a recipe for ‘arson […] Click here to view original…
Government opens £4.5bn Building Safety Fund for blocks taller than 18 metres
A new Building Safety Fund worth £4.5bn has been reopened to applications from leaseholders caught up in the cladding scandal For general enquiries you can contact Inside Housing at: Suite 6.04, Exchange Tower, 1 Harbour Exchange Square, London, E14 9GE Tel: 0207 772 8300 Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
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Owners of high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding in England can now apply to a newly reopened fund to cover the costs of making homes safe, the Government has said. Owners of buildings of at least 18 metres can check if they are eligible for the £4.5 billion Building Safety […] Click here to view original…
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Owners of high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding in England can now apply to a newly reopened fund to cover the costs of making homes safe, the Government has said. Owners of buildings of at least 18 metres can check if they are eligible for the £4.5 billion Building Safety […] Click here to view original…