Builders claim £3bn cladding levy could scupper lower-cost homes
A controversial £3billion levy would blow a hole in the UK’s affordable homes revolution, British builders have warned. New estimates from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) show that 75,000 homes targeting lower-income families could be scrapped due to the charge, which the industry argues ‘unfairly’ targets UK companies. The […]Click here to view original web…
Understanding The Building Safety Act – Cavendish Legal Group
The Building Safety Act has been in place for a few months now, but there is still much to understand by developers and those who advise them. The Building Safety Bill received royal assent and came into force as an Act on 29 April. It was touted as “one […] Click here to view original…
£3bn levy could scupper plan for lower-cost homes, say housebuilders
A controversial £3billion levy would blow a hole in the UK’s affordable homes revolution, British builders have warned. New estimates from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) show that 75,000 homes targeting lower-income families could be scrapped due to the charge, which the industry argues ‘unfairly’ targets UK companies. The […] Click here to view original…
British builders warn controversial £3bn levy would blow hole in UK’s affordable homes revolution
A controversial £3billion levy would blow a hole in the UK’s affordable homes revolution, British builders have warned. New estimates from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) show that 75,000 homes targeting lower-income families could be scrapped due to the charge, which the industry argues ‘unfairly’ targets UK companies. The […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell Tower Inquiry diary week 82: ‘Their chance to hear about the circumstances in which their loved ones died is the culmination of five years of waiting’
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry moved into its final module this week, with evidence relating to the circumstances in which the victims died. Peter Apps reports Sharelines After two-and-a-half years, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s second phase is finally nearing the end of its oral evidence sessions. With evidence relating to […] Click here to view original…
Michael Gove’s sacking means contracts to help solve cladding crisis go unsigned with solution ‘delayed’
Exclusive Contracts behind key pledges were still unsigned when Michael Gove was fired from the Levelling Up department, according to those involved Michael Gove leaves 10 Downing Street (Photo: Niklas Halle’n/Getty) Plans to end Britain’s cladding crisis could be upended as former Housing Secretary before major builders had signed […] Click here to view original…
Michael Gove sacking is ‘another blow for the housing crisis’
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove was brutally sacked by Boris Johnson and campaigners fear the move could see vital interventions for renters, social housing tenants and cladding campaigners fall through. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove pictured during a minute’s silence in memory of murdered MP David Amess in October […] Click here to view original…
What makes a property unmortgageable?
Buying or selling a property is a complex process, but things become more difficult when it’s deemed unmortgageable. An unmortgageable property is one for which a secured lender will not approve long-term mortgage finance due to one or more risk factors. The risk factors that label a property ‘unmortgageable’ […] Click here to view original…
New Building Safety Act 2022 provisions: Leaseholder protection, extended civil liabilities and a new cause of action
Section 170(3) of the Building Safety Act 2022 (the “BSA”) sets out a number of provisions that come into force on 28 June 2022 – two months after the BSA received Royal Assent (28 April 2022). Those changes include new protections for leaseholders against charges for cladding and fire […] Click here to view original…
Combustible cladding ban extended to English hotels
New regulations banning combustible cladding on hotels in England have turned the spotlight on whether existing hotels need remediation, a health and safety law expert has said. For the first time restrictions will apply to external wall materials in hotels and hostels and boarding houses that are over 18 […] Click here to view original…
Cardiff councillor describes city’s housing as ‘awful’
Removing cladding, as a result of the Grenfell fire, has led to problems with damp at these council flats in Gabalfa, Cardiff. The city is currently dealing with a backlog of housing repairs. Pictured is Cllr Lynda Thorne. THE councillor responsible for housing in Cardiff has described the state […] Click here to view original…
APE Fire Shares Ways To Provide Alternative Fire Safety Solutions To ‘Waking Watch’
FireVu Multi-Detector early warning visual detection device for smoke, heat and flame Kentec Taktis fire alarm control panel Apollo XP95 – 55000-600APO optical smoke detector Download PDF version Users are aware of the Grenfell Tower incident which happened 4 years ago. Grenfell Tower was situated in North Kensington, London, […] Click here to view original…