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 web…
Government cracks down on cladding removal
Credit: Amy W. / Unsplash Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has ordered all 18 metre plus buildings with unsafe cladding in a government-funded scheme to be remediated by the end of 2029 . Buildings 11 metres plus , with unsafe cladding will also either require remediation, have a date […] Click here to view original…
Rayner sets timetable for making high-rise cladding safe at last
The government has set target dates for making buildings safe and is introducing tougher penalties for refusing to act. By the end of 2029, all 18m+ (high-rise) buildings with unsafe cladding in a government-funded scheme will have been remediated.; and by the end of 2029, every 11m+ building with […] 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…
Rayner sets timetable for making high-rise cladding safe at last
The government has set target dates for making buildings safe and is introducing tougher penalties for refusing to act. By the end of 2029, all 18m+ (high-rise) buildings with unsafe cladding in a government-funded scheme will have been remediated.; and by the end of 2029, every 11m+ building with […] Click here to view original…
Is government doing enough to tackle cladding crisis?
The government has warned landlords in England who fail to fix dangerous cladding that they face big fines – or even jail. Seven years after the Grenfell fire, ministers have now set a deadline of 2029 for buildings to be fixed or have a date for repairs to be […] 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…
Residents say they are ‘trapped’ in unsellable Southampton flats due to cladding
WATCH: Residents in a Southampton high-rise say they’re ‘trapped’ due to cladding, as ITV Meridian’s Harry Acton reports. People who live in a Southampton high-rise say they’re ‘effectively trapped’ due to the potentially dangerous cladding on the outside of the building. Residents in Oceana Boulevard say their flats are […] Click here to view original…
Plans to remove dangerous cladding ‘still far from a comprehensive solution’
× This is the last article you can read this month You can read more article this month You can read more articles this month Sorry your limit is up for this month Reset on: LABOUR’S plans to remove dangerous cladding that led to the Grenfell disaster will “only […] Click here to view original…
Cladding victims fear ‘no end in sight’ as landlords face jail for failing to act
Building safety minister Alex Norris said owners failing to fix cladding will ‘feel the force of the law’ as government announced a 2029 deadline to fix buildings Over seven years after Grenfell Tower tragedy hundreds of thousands of residents live in the dark ( Image: PA) News Politics Football […] 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…
Landlords ‘face jail’ if they fail to act on cladding by new 2029 deadline
Building owners who fail to remove dangerous cladding have been warned “we are after them” and they could face jail as ministers set a 2029 deadline for action. The Government acknowledged there could be up to 7,000 buildings with dangerous materials which have not yet been identified, while progress […] Click here to view original…