Building boss slams ‘unjust’ cladding levy and accuses government of punishing firms that ‘were not responsible’ for firetrap homes scandal
Britain’s biggest housebuilder has slammed Michael Gove ’s plans to make developers pay to fix unsafe homes as ‘unjust and disproportionate’. Barratt Developments boss David Thomas yesterday wrote to the Housing Secretary expressing his ‘deep disappointment’ that a £3billion levy – originally aimed at firms building high-rise blocks – […]Click here to view original web…
Barratt boss hits out at government’s ‘deeply unfair’ levy to fix cladding crisis
The FTSE 100 housebuilder, which has a £4.8bn turnover, in on track to complete 18,000 and 18,250 homes this financial year, it said in its latest financial update today. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) The boss of one of the UK’s largest property developers has hit out against the […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: What is the significance of the EWS1 form to flat owners?
Since the Grenfell tragedy in June 2017, the market for flats in both low- and high-rise properties has been blocked due to the issues with the cladding crisis and the exposure of fire risks in such properties. Lenders and therefore buyers have required proof that property has been assessed […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Redrow fails to get Cardiff court case dismissed
Cardiff Bay’s Celestia complex consists of seven buildings containing 450 flats Leaseholders will continue building a legal case to sue a construction company over building defects after it failed to have the case thrown out. Redrow contracted Laing O’Rourke between 2005 and 2007 to build the Celestia complex in […] Click here to view original…
Building Safety Act: what help will leaseholders get with cladding issues?
The newly passed Building Safety Act enshrines the government’s support for cladding-afflicted homeowners in law. But concerns remain over gaps in the legislation, which could leave leaseholders on the hook. Ministers hailed the act as a huge step forward for building safety, nearly five years on from the tragic […] Click here to view original…
London local elections: The children’s author and cladding campaigner who could secure the Tower Hamlets mayoralty
Rabina Khan came second in 2018 – but now faces extra competition from ex-mayor Lutfur Rahman A Bangladeshi-born British children’s author and cladding safety campaigner stands a chance of seizing the Tower Hamlets mayoral role this Thursday (May 5). Liberal Democrat Rabina Khan – who is relatively unknown outside […] Click here to view original…
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital: Construction firm withdraws from cladding talks
Multiplex has withdrawn from “without prejudice” discussions about remedial work to the cladding, according to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. It comes after it emerged in March that concerns over fire retardant sheeting on cavity insulation had been raised to senior NHS figures. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde board […] Click here to view original…
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital: Construction firm withdraws from cladding talks
Multiplex has withdrawn from “without prejudice” discussions about remedial work to the cladding, according to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. It comes after it emerged in March that concerns over fire retardant sheeting on cavity insulation had been raised to senior NHS figures. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde board […] Click here to view original…
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital: Construction firm withdraws from cladding talks
Multiplex has withdrawn from “without prejudice” discussions about remedial work to the cladding, according to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. It comes after it emerged in March that concerns over fire retardant sheeting on cavity insulation had been raised to senior NHS figures. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde board […] Click here to view original…
Cladding works set to cost housebuilder Redrow £200m
Housebuilder Redrow has set aside a further £164 million after vowing to carry out more first safety works in the wake of the Grenfell Tragedy. It will take the cost of the firm’s fire safety provisions to £200 million. Redrow has become one of the latest firms to sign […] Click here to view original…
Crest and Taylor Wimpey reveal hefty bills for cladding works after new pledge
Cladding work Housebuilders Crest Nicholson and Taylor Wimpey have revealed further hefty bills after vowing to carry out more fire safety works on tall buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The firms are among those to sign up to the Government’s new Building Safety Pledge, which […] Click here to view original…
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital: Construction firm withdraws from cladding talks
Multiplex has withdrawn from “without prejudice” discussions about remedial work to the cladding, according to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. It comes after it emerged in March that concerns over fire retardant sheeting on cavity insulation had been raised to senior NHS figures. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde board […] Click here to view original…