Cladding-hit flat owners saw their fears play out when a fire occurred in a block of flats in south-east London – on the same day as the Building Safety Bill was being discussed in the House of Lords. Twenty-five fire engines and around 120 firefighters attended the blaze in […]Click here to view original web…

Boss says “all manufacturers stand behind their products” as row shows no sign of being resolved Manufacturers of cladding products refusing to pay up for fixing building safety defects are ‘sticking to their guns’ despite threats of legal action by the government, the chief executive of the Construction Products […] Click here to view original…

Boss says “all manufacturers stand behind their products” as row shows no sign of being resolved Manufacturers of cladding products refusing to pay up for fixing building safety defects are ‘sticking to their guns’ despite threats of legal action by the government, the chief executive of the Construction Products […] Click here to view original…

It emerged earlier this that internal wall linings will be removed from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital because they may present a fire risk THE builders of Glasgow’s flawed £842million super-hospital have withdrawn from discussions about faulty cladding that could pose a fire risk, according to official documents. NHS […] Click here to view original…

MINISTERS have come under pressure for failing to resolving a cladding crisis in Scotland as it emerged that over 400 mainly public buildings including high-rises and schools have the potentially deadly material five years after the Grenfell Tower blaze that claimed the lives of about 80 people. The latest […] Click here to view original…

Lendlease chief executive in Europe Neil Martin (left) at a building site in Smithfield, Birmingham A building giant which has not signed up to the cladding restoration scheme has won public contracts worth a fortune. Lendlease is working on a huge £1.9billion improvement project in Birmingham, the £330million refurb […] Click here to view original…

Six new bills were passed at the last-minute this week ahead of the end of the parliamentary session. Here’s a round-up of what they are and why some are hugely unpopular. Boris Johnson speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions. There’s been a lot going on in parliament this week. Like, […] Click here to view original…

The construction industry has agreed to pay £5bn to fix the problem of unsafe cladding in tall buildings in England. The government says it hopes this means that flat-owners in these buildings will no longer have to pay large sums for the renovations. What is in the agreement? The […] Click here to view original…

Since the devastating tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire in 2017, cladding issues have been highlighted across thousands of properties in the UK. An investigation of the fire that took the lives of 72 people and had devastating effects on the lives of thousands of others, has shown that […] Click here to view original…

Just metres from the doors to the Senedd are seven apartment blocks which contain 457 homes. Built in 2006, flats within the development are listed as “executive” and “stylish” with some boasting “water views” with allocated parking and concierge but these flats have been besieged with problems. In 2019, […] Click here to view original…

Persimmon is boosted by continuous high demand. Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images Housebuilder Persimmon ( PSN.L ) has hailed another strong performance as the ongoing UK property boom continues. Private average sales were up 2% year-on-year, while trading remained in line with management forecasts, it said. The […] Click here to view original…

The Celestia Development Cardiff Bay, which has been beset by construction problems, effectively rendering the flats worthless. Just metres from the doors to the Senedd are seven apartment blocks which contain 457 homes. Built in 2016, flats within the development are listed as “executive” and “stylish” with some boasting […] Click here to view original…