Worried residents in Basildon block with unsafe cladding hit out at 2029 deadline (Image: Google / Jennifer Viccars) WORRIED residents living in a block of flats wrapped in potentially combustible cladding claim the Government’s new 2029 deadline for its removal is “not good enough”. Jennifer Viccars and her neighbours […]Click here to view original web…

Plans to remove and replace the current cladding have been submitted to the council Plans to remove cladding from a building in Hull have been submitted to the council. Kemley House, located at the junction of Ferensway and Prospect Street, is covered in combustible cladding on the southern and […] Click here to view original…

Three workers in hard hats and hi-vis jackets remove a panel of cladding from a building 2 December 2024 Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers. Under the […] Click here to view original…

The new tax is part of Angela Rayner’s plan to speed up remediation works on buildings with unsafe cladding Angela Rayner’s £3.4bn “cladding” tax on developers has been branded “unfair” by the boss of one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders. Rob Perrins, the chief executive of Berkeley Group, said the […] Click here to view original…

Warwick and Leamington MP Matt Western IT IS wonderful to see our towns and villages getting into the festive spirit. We now have lights on in Leamington and also in Warwick after the spectacular Victorian Evening last week. I was sorry to miss, due to Parliamentary business, what is […] Click here to view original…

Workers remove the cladding from the facade of a block of flats (Aaron Chown/PA) Dangerous cladding will be fixed on all high-rise buildings on Government schemes within the next five years, ministers are to pledge. The Remediation Acceleration Plan will set out that by the end of 2029, all […] Click here to view original…

Warwick and Leamington MP Matt Western IT IS wonderful to see our towns and villages getting into the festive spirit. We now have lights on in Leamington and also in Warwick after the spectacular Victorian Evening last week. I was sorry to miss, due to Parliamentary business, what is […] Click here to view original…

Artillery Row (Google Maps) Residents of an exclusive central London apartment block have won a legal battle to fast-track the removal of Grenfell-style combustible cladding from their homes. Leaseholders at the block in Artillery Place in Westminster say that they have suffered “significant emotional and financial stress” since the […] Click here to view original…

Industry News Eleanor Bateman 05/12/2024 The Government has introduced a Remediation Acceleration Plan to expedite the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding on residential buildings in England. The Plan is the first step in increasing the pace of remediation, but some of the measures will need legislation to come […] Click here to view original…

-Credit: (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) A London council said it has taken legal action against building owners to demand they remove Grenfell-style cladding in what it described as the first case of its kind. Tower Hamlets Council said it had secured a remediation order requiring the owners of a […] Click here to view original…

The government will set new targets for developers to fix unsafe cladding on high-rise, residential buildings by the end of 2029. All high-rise buildings (18 metres high and taller) with unsafe cladding in a government-funded scheme must be fixed by the end of 2029. Buildings that are 11 metres […] Click here to view original…

Challenge yourself with today’s puzzles. Crossword Polygon Sudoku Gemma Lindfield cannot adopt the children she longs for because her flat has fire risks. The 45-year-old barrister, herself adopted as a baby, wanted to adopt older siblings but cannot sell to make room for them. She has been waiting for […] Click here to view original…