Heat adds to misery for St Francis Tower residents
ST Francis Tower is wrapped in plastic which keeps temperatures up. – Credit: CHARLOTTE BOND Residents of St Francis Tower in Ipswich have been suffering even more than most in the current hot spell with their homes wrapped in plastic and temperatures rising rapidly. Jamie Lindon is a member […]Click here to view original web…
Housing Secretary Greg Clark to sign agreements to solve cladding crisis within a month
Exclusive Writing for i, the new Housing Secretary says major housebuilders have a four-week deadline to sign up to remediation work contracts Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Greg Clark in Downing Street (Photo: Toby Melville/Reuters) has sent out formal contracts to finalise pledges by major British housebuilders to […] Click here to view original…
Plymouth residents left outside for 23 hours after faulty fire alarm goes off
Residents living in a block of flats are demanding answers after being left with ‘faulty’ alarm systems that were only meant to be in place temporarily. A number of angry residents spoke to PlymouthLive about the temporary alarm system, which they describe as “dangerous” because they do not know […] Click here to view original…
Flat owners urge new housing secretary to solve cladding scandal
Cladding-hit flat owners are hoping that the new housing secretary will continue the progress of his predecessor, Michael Gove , in helping to resolve the cladding scandal. That part of the housing market was paralysed following the Grenfell fire, as lenders refused to lend on cladding-hit properties, leaving flat […] Click here to view original…
Flat owners urge new housing secretary to solve the cladding crisis following progress by Michael Gove in fighting their corner
Cladding-hit flat owners are hoping that the new housing secretary will continue the progress of his predecessor, Michael Gove , in helping to resolve the cladding scandal. That part of the housing market was paralysed following the Grenfell fire, as lenders refused to lend on cladding-hit properties, leaving flat […] Click here to view original…
‘We bought a Croydon flat for £250k but now it’s worthless because of the cladding’
Kerry and her partner bought their Croydon property in the same week of the Grenfell tragedy A couple who bought a flat in Croydon for £250,000 fear they could be liable to pay the cost of removing cladding from their apartment block – despite the cladding only being present […] Click here to view original…
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…
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…