Birmingham tower block cladding work could stall as funds run out
Image caption, Katie and Jim Illingworth are struggling to meet the costs of cladding remediation works Work to remove unsafe cladding on a tower block in Birmingham is at risk of stalling, residents say, in a stand-off over who should foot the bill. Repairs have been required by law […]Click here to view original web…
‘Real parallels with Hillsborough’: Shelagh Fogarty on Grenfell handling
Shelagh Fogarty has warned of “parallels” in how authorities responded to the Grenfell fire and Hillsborough disasters. Five-years-ago today 72-people were killed when an inferno raged through Grenfell Tower, made worse by the building’s flammable cladding. The Grenfell Tower public inquiry is expected to report later this year, with […] Click here to view original…
Birmingham tower block cladding work could stall as funds run out
Image caption, Katie and Jim Illingworth are struggling to meet the costs of cladding remediation works Work to remove unsafe cladding on a tower block in Birmingham is at risk of stalling, residents say, in a stand-off over who should foot the bill. Repairs have been required by law […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell: Complete timeline of everything that happened after the fire
The Grenfell fire tragedy left 72 people dead The tragic events of the Grenfell fire shocked the nation and left 72 people dead. Images and video of the massive 24-storey high rise in London were beamed across the UK shortly after flames took hold of the building during the […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell fire: Five years on, are London blocks safer and how many still have flammable cladding?
The Grenfell Memorial Wall in the grounds of Kensington Aldridge Academy (Jonathan Brady/PA) In the wake of the 2017 tragedy, it emerged that the type of cladding which fuelled the fire’s spread had been used on other tower blocks across the UK. Today an estimated half a million people […] Click here to view original…
Birmingham tower block cladding work could stall as funds run out
Image caption, Katie and Jim Illingworth are struggling to meet the costs of cladding remediation works Work to remove unsafe cladding on a tower block in Birmingham is at risk of stalling, residents say, in a stand-off over who should foot the bill. Repairs have been required by law […] Click here to view original…
Unsafe cladding: What is it and who pays to remove it?
Since the Grenfell fire, repairs have been required to buildings with unsafe cladding. This created an affordability crisis with many flat-owners facing large bills for renovations. The government has promised to protect residents from “exorbitant” costs and earlier this year the construction industry agreed to pay £5bn to fund […] Click here to view original…
18-metre cladding threshold ‘completely arbitrary’, MP warns
Grenfell Tower. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News The 18-metre threshold used to ban the use of flammable materials on high-rise buildings is “completely arbitrary” and driven by public fear, a Conservative MP has warned. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the government changed fire and building rules to prohibit the […] Click here to view original…
Zutec offers help to fix the cladding crisis
Zutec has launched a configurable solution that records building assessments and evidences data to demonstrate the right materials are being used in the right place, before submitting to inspectors and assessors for review and sign off. Mike White, Chief Technology Officer at Zutec said: “It is five years since […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell: Legal challenge over evacuation plans
Tributes at Grenfell Tower where 72 people died in the June 14, 2017, fire in the 24-storey block of flats in North Kensington – Credit: Julia Gregory Safety campaigners are mounting a legal challenge to make the owners of high-rise buildings draw up evacuation plans for disabled and vulnerable […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal: ‘Years into the cladding crisis, our flat may still be dangerous’
Breaking point: until repair works are completed, Zoe Bartley’s family of five must make do in their one-bedroom flat L ike most other healthy, happy 10-month-olds, Henry Bartley’s main interests in life are eating, sleeping and practising his crawling technique. But Henry’s life is different from most other babies […] Click here to view original…
Croydon families still stuck in cladded flats as property prices plummet
Raheel said he fears for the safety of his family living in the flats Homeowners in one Croydon town centre block feel trapped and have watched their house prices plummet to zero as they wait for cladding to be removed from their properties. Residents at the Longitude, Latitude and […] Click here to view original…