Council orders removal of ‘dangerous’ cladding
Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “It is shocking that seven years after the devastating Grenfell Tower fire there are still high-rise buildings clad in ACM” An east London council has taken legal action against a private building owner to remove Grenfell-style cladding from a high-rise property. Tower Hamlets […]Click here to view original web…
Landlords told to fix dangerous cladding by 2029
The government has set out tough new targets to fix unsafe buildings in England as part of its new Remediation Acceleration Plan. The plan will introduce new measures to get buildings fixed quicker and ensure rogue freeholders are held to account by proposing significantly tougher penalties for those refusing […] Click here to view original…
Government publishes plans to speed up removal of unsafe cladding announced
Image: Yury Nikolaev/Shutterstock The government has set out new targets to fix unsafe buildings in England as part of a new Remediation Acceleration Plan. The plan introduces new measures to get buildings fixed quicker, ensure rogue freeholders are held to account, and put the end in sight for affected […] Click here to view original…
Cladding reforms a net positive for housebuilding sector, says Citi
High-rise apartment The UK government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan on unsafe cladding in English housing developments “should be helpful” for the housebuilding sectors, according to Citi analysts. Announced on Monday, the Plan aims to address the slow pace of fixing residential buildings with unsafe cladding in England following the 207 […] Click here to view original…
‘We’re trapped in our flat by cladding – it’s 2m too small for government help’
Thomas De Ronde, a 35-year-old paramedic from Luton, fears he will go bankrupt if he is forced to fund repair work for his building without Government support Labour has hailed its new plans to repair flammable cladding in buildings over 11 metres tall as “major step towards ensuring every […] Click here to view original…
Government announces new plan to fix cladding on high-rise buildings
Dangerous cladding on all high-rise buildings in government-funded schemes in England will be fixed by the end of 2029, Angela Rayner has pledged. Yesterday, the deputy prime minister announced the Remediation Action Plan – an acceleration plan to remove unsafe cladding from buildings which are 18 metres or more, […] Click here to view original…
Tougher targets set for removing unsafe cladding in England, industry responds
Government introduces the remediation acceleration plan The UK government has announced its Remediation Acceleration Plan to tackle unsafe cladding in England. The plan, published today, outlines measures to expedite the remediation process, hold accountable rogue freeholders, and support affected residents. According to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local […] Click here to view original…
Government vows to speed up cladding remediation
The Labour government has set a five-year target for remediating buildings with flammable cladding. By the end of 2029 the government said all 18m+ (high-rise) buildings with unsafe cladding in a government-funded scheme will have been remediated. At the same time 11m+ buildings will have either been remediated, have […] Click here to view original…
Campaigners despair at Angela Rayner’s ‘performative’ action as Deputy PM sets a 2029 deadline for removing cladding from high-rise buildings
Campaigners today delivered a withering verdict on Labour’s fresh plan to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise buildings. They dismissed newly-announced plans as ‘a bit performative’, despite Deputy PM Angela Rayner hailing the ‘decisive action’ to make homes safe. A 2029 deadline for removing dangerous cladding was unveiled as part […] Click here to view original…
Government sets targets to fix unsafe cladding by 2029
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New deadlines set for fixing dangerous cladding
Image source, Published2 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 plans, buildings higher than 18 metres – defined as high-rise – with dangerous cladding […] Click here to view original…
Ministers unveil 2029 cladding deadline amid pleas to prevent ‘another Grenfell’
The Grenfell Memorial Wall in west London (Lucy North/PA) Building owners who fail to remove dangerous cladding have been warned they could face jail, as ministers were urged to act quickly to prevent “another Grenfell”. The Government acknowledged there could be up to 7,000 buildings with dangerous materials that […] Click here to view original…