Outcome of Willmott Dixon cladding battle could trigger similar suits, say lawyers
Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme The outcome of a legal battle over allegedly defective cladding on a mixed-use scheme in Woolwich could trigger a wave of similar litigation, construction lawyers have said. At the beginning of the year, Willmott Dixon filed […]Click here to view original web…
Outcome of Willmott Dixon cladding battle could trigger similar suits, say lawyers
Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme The outcome of a legal battle over allegedly defective cladding on a mixed-use scheme in Woolwich could trigger a wave of similar litigation, construction lawyers have said. At the beginning of the year, Willmott Dixon filed […] Click here to view original…
Private luxury flats costing taxpayers £13,000 A DAY in safety patrols amid Grenfell fears
A ROUND-the-clock fire watch at luxury block of flats is costing Scots taxpayers nearly half a million pounds every month. We told previously how the plush complex at Lancefield Quay in Glasgow , which has hundreds of apartments with rents costing up to around £2,000 per month, was under […] Click here to view original…
SNP blasted for ‘dragging their heels’ over dangerous cladding programme as they spend less than £1m of £97m funding pot
Grenfell Tower in west London. have been blasted for “dragging their heels” over the programme to remove dangerous cladding from buildings across Scotland after it was revealed they have spent less than £1m out of their £97.1m funding pot. As part of Barnett Consequentials the Scottish Government was handed […] Click here to view original…
Hampstead fire death was ‘tragedy waiting to happen’ thanks to Camden Council failings
Magdalena Fink, a 35-year-old paralegal, was trapped in her flat when a blaze tore through a multi-occupancy Victorian building in Daleham Gardens on November 21, 2017. Camden Council , the freehold owner, failed to act on a 2013 risk assessment which predicted the fatal fire, despite being warned the […] Click here to view original…
LHC Launches New Fire Safety Framework
Procurement consortium LHC is asking fire safety experts to get involved in the new Fire Safety (FS2) Framework. FS2 covers the end-to-end spectrum of fire safety services from prevention to active protection and will support public sector organisations in fire safety compliance. It includes provision for new or replacement […] Click here to view original…
Housebuilders have five weeks to agree cladding deal – what does it mean for leaseholders?
Major developers have little more than five weeks to agree to a cladding remediation contract, or face being frozen out of the housing market. The government has issued the ultimatum in an effort to offer greater security to thousands of innocent leaseholders still living in high-rise flats with unsafe […] Click here to view original…
Hampstead fire death was ‘tragedy waiting to happen’ thanks to Camden Council failings
A Hampstead woman died in a devastating fire after a council failed for four years to carry out vital safety upgrades on her home, a court has heard. Magdalena Fink, a 35-year-old paralegal, was trapped in her flat when a blaze tore through a multi-occupancy Victorian building in Daleham […] Click here to view original…
Call for support for disabled people enduring ‘unbearable’ post-Grenfell safety work
The UK government has failed to realise the urgent support needs of disabled people who are having to endure “unbearable” safety work that is being carried out on their flats following the Grenfell fire, politicians have been told. Many disabled people face the prospect of having to move out […] Click here to view original…
LHC Launches New Fire Safety Framework
Procurement consortium LHC is asking fire safety experts to get involved in the new Fire Safety (FS2) Framework. FS2 covers the end-to-end spectrum of fire safety services from prevention to active protection and will support public sector organisations in fire safety compliance. It includes provision for new or replacement […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Welsh government accused of serious safety laws error
The Welsh government made a “serious mistake” not adopting UK laws protecting leaseholders, building safety campaigners have claimed. Fire Doors Fire Safety Fire Engineering FD&A Extinguishing Systems Evacuation Cavity Barriers Fire and Rescue Equipment Passive Fire Protection Emergency Lighting Fire Risk Assessment The Building Safety Act means developers in […] Click here to view original…
Hampstead fire death was ‘tragedy waiting to happen’ thanks to Camden Council failings
A Hampstead woman died in a devastating fire after a council failed for four years to carry out vital safety upgrades on her home, a court has heard. Magdalena Fink, a 35-year-old paralegal, was trapped in her flat when a blaze tore through a multi-occupancy Victorian building in Daleham […] Click here to view original…