Regulator steps in after ‘Achilles heel’ warning on smoke dampers
The government’s product safety regulator is carrying out a review into smoke control dampers, after an industry body said faulty installation may be an “Achilles heel”. Smoke control dampers are used to automatically prevent the spread of smoke through a building via dynamic air systems such as air conditioning […]Click here to view original web…
Cladding: Developers could be sued over fire safety defects
Image source, Getty Images Developers refusing to pay to fix fire safety defects could face legal action from the Welsh government, the first minister has said. Mark Drakeford said ministers would ensure leaseholders “don’t end up having to foot the bill”. He said he did not expect firms “failing […] Click here to view original…
Belfast: Legal action settled in Obel Tower case
Legal action over alleged fire protection defects at Ireland’s tallest residential building has been settled, the High Court heard on Wednesday. Construction firm O’Hare and McGovern faced legal action over concerns about cladding and fire safety at Obel Tower in Belfast. A confidential resolution had been reached in the […] Click here to view original…
Obel Tower owners settle with construction firm over alleged defects
The construction company has already agreed to carry out all necessary remedial work to cladding at the city centre high-rise development. Legal action over alleged fire protection defects at Ireland’s tallest residential building has been settled, the High Court heard today. Counsel for the owners of Obel Tower in […] Click here to view original…
Belfast: Legal action settled in Obel Tower case
Legal action over alleged fire protection defects at Ireland’s tallest residential building has been settled, the High Court heard on Wednesday. Construction firm O’Hare and McGovern faced legal action over concerns about cladding and fire safety at Obel Tower in Belfast. A confidential resolution had been reached in the […] Click here to view original…
Unpacking the changing global landscape in building safety
In the first episode of our Global Projects and Construction podcast, host Chris Leadbetter focuses on the evolution of building safety law in the last ten years and the risks that these rapid changes bring for companies in the construction sector. Joining Chris are Eugene Tan, who leads Clyde […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Developers could be sued over fire safety defects
Image source, Getty Images Developers refusing to pay to fix fire safety defects could face legal action from the Welsh government, the first minister has said. Mark Drakeford said ministers would ensure leaseholders “don’t end up having to foot the bill”. He said he did not expect firms “failing […] Click here to view original…
Government must step up to solve cladding crisis
What tends to get lost in the debates around cladding is the fact that this crisis originates from a failure to properly regulate. The building regulations that are in operation, the building control system, permitted development that was intrinsically unsafe… and there were enough warnings through enough fires for […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Developers could be sued over fire safety defects
Developers refusing to pay to fix fire safety defects could face legal action from the Welsh government, the first minister has said. Mark Drakeford said ministers would ensure leaseholders “don’t end up having to foot the bill”. He said he did not expect firms “failing to play their part” […] Click here to view original…
The government’s mortgage interest support falls seriously short. They need to increase it.
Opinion Newsletter (£) The average mortgage repayment now costs more than £1,000 for the first time…ever. As the interest people pay on their mortgages increases, it’s becoming clear that government support for homeowners (which was once plentiful) is falling seriously short. (Photo: Getty) This is Home Front with Vicky […] Click here to view original…
Tenants are being left out in the cold by the cladding crisis
When Grenfell-style cladding was removed from a Salford tower block in 2020, tenants had no idea it would take years to replace. With the government and the private housing association Pendleton Together at loggerheads over responsibility, residents of Holm Court have now spent three winters without insulation. It’s a […] Click here to view original…
Sheppard Robson dragged into £47m cladding row over Woolwich Central scheme
Architect among five firms which main contractor Willmott Dixon claims are responsible for alleged cladding defects The Sheppard Robson-designed scheme at the centre of the dispute was completed in 2014 Source: Shutterstock Sheppard Robson has become embroiled in a war of words over alleged cladding defects in a £250m […] Click here to view original…