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 web…
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…
Chalcots settlement could be probed by panel of councillors
The New Journal revealed Camden Council agreed to be paid £19 million Chalcots estate CAMDEN Council’s decision to settle out of court with four contractors responsible for maintenance and refurbishment of the Chalcots towers, for less than 15 per cent of its claim could be scrutinised by a council […] Click here to view original…
Firefighters brand Scots ministers’ response to Grenfell catastrophe ‘pathetic’
A woman attends the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell tower fire in London on June 14. The blaze claimed the lives of 72 residents The Scottish Government’s response to dealing with flammable cladding after the Grenfell catastrophe has been “pathetic,” according to firefighters. So far, only £241,000 of the […] Click here to view original…
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Work on Hockmore Tower was due to start in January 2020 but was delayed Work to replace the cladding on a tower block that failed a fire safety test is complete. Oxford City Council announced the £1m project to replace the high-pressure laminate (HPL) rain screen on Hockmore Tower […] Click here to view original…
Threat to tenants over safety issues at tower
Construction firm O’Hare & McGovern is facing legal action over concerns about cladding and fire protection at the Obel Tower in Belfast. The multi-storey building’s original developers – now in liquidation – its current owners and management company are jointly seeking an order for specific performance against the main […] Click here to view original…
Hockmore Tower: Recladding to make block of flats safer completed
Image caption, Work on Hockmore Tower was due to start in January 2020 but was delayed Work to replace the cladding on a tower block that failed a fire safety test is complete. Oxford City Council announced the £1m project to replace the high-pressure laminate (HPL) rain screen on […] Click here to view original…
Cladding replaced at Hockmore Tower in Cowley
File image of Hockmore Tower. Picture: Richard Cave CLADDING has been replaced at a tower block which was the scene of a fire last month. More than 100 calls were made to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service after a rooftop blaze broke out at Hockmore Tower in Cowley. Garden […] Click here to view original…
Threat to tenants over safety issues at tower
Construction firm O’Hare & McGovern is facing legal action over concerns about cladding and fire protection at the Obel Tower in Belfast. The multi-storey building’s original developers – now in liquidation – its current owners and management company are jointly seeking an order for specific performance against the main […] Click here to view original…
Threat of prison for building owners sending wrongful cladding repair invoices
Cladding-hit flat owners have welcomed a possible 10-year prison sentence for building owners who send ‘threatening’ demands to cover the cost of remediation works. The announcement is part of wider measures introduced by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove that apply to buildings 11 metres or five storeys and taller. […] Click here to view original…