Buildings Government Risk Dalston Square in London is one of many U.K. developments undergoing cladding replacement following the Grenfell fire. Photo by Peter Reina More than four years after a fired raged through the 24-floor Grenfell Tower apartment building in London, causing 72 deaths, the government has told builders […]Click here to view original web…

Cladding campaigner Will Martin from Sheffield Fire safety campaigners in Yorkshire have warned the government the ‘next tragedy will be on their hands’ after plans were announced to charge developers for removing cladding. William Martin, a member of the UK Cladding Action Group from Sheffield , said the proposals […] Click here to view original…

The cladding responsible for the blaze at Grenfell is widespread in the UK. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images) Among the political shambles of this week, something remarkable happened: someone stepped in to say a word or two about how to fix the cladding crisis. This someone was the Secretary […] Click here to view original…

Gillian Damerell (on the right) with other leaseholders in front of Dukes Palace Wharf in Duke Street, Norwich Flat owners living in unsellable homes have cautiously welcomed the government’s latest promise that they will “never” face costs to fix cladding. Housing secretary Michael Gove told the House of Commons […] Click here to view original…

U.K. property developers must contribute to a 4 billion-pound-fund ($5.4 billion) to fix dangerous cladding on low-rise apartment blocks by March or face new regulations that would force them to pay, Housing Secretary Michael Gove said. Gove said it was “morally wrong” that homeowners were still trapped in unsafe […] Click here to view original…

We all knew it was coming. The answer to the thorny question over who should pay to remove unsafe cladding from residential blocks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy was never the leaseholders. Liz Hamson, editor This week’s announcement by Michael Gove that developers will have to […] Click here to view original…

A man looks at tributes placed near Grenfell Tower in London on June 14, 2020. (AP photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON – The British government on Monday told property developers they must bear the cost of removing dangerous cladding that has left scores of apartment buildings at risk of fire, and […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, Leaseholders in apartment blocks like Vizion in Milton Keynes hope they will not foot the bill for fire safety work Fire safety defects have been discovered in hundreds of blocks of flats in England, following the 2017 Grenfell tower block fire , which killed 72 people. On […] Click here to view original…

Shutterstock / Artem Yampolcev T he Government is talking tough on the cladding crisis – but after more than four years of confusion, policy changes, and inaction Londoners trapped in potentially lethal and certainly unsellable homes are taking its promises with a large pinch of salt. Michael Gove, the […] Click here to view original…

Industry body welcomes plans to make the industry pay to fix unsafe cladding, but argues that defective fire breaks, insulation and adequate smoke ventilation must also be tackled Trade body BESA has urged the government to ensure it extends commitments for funding unsafe cladding in high rise buildings to […] Click here to view original…

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg The Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has written to mortgage lenders asking them to ease their sub-letting rules and fees for shared owners affected by the cladding crisis. Currently, homes developed with government grant funding under the Affordable Homes programme only allow shared owners […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, Leaseholders in apartment blocks like Vizion in Milton Keynes hope they will not foot the bill for fire safety work Fire safety defects have been discovered in hundreds of blocks of flats in England, following the 2017 Grenfell tower block fire , which killed 72 people. On […] Click here to view original…