Grenfell Tower: Scottish Government to ban combustible cladding on high-rise buildings
The Scottish Government is to ban builders from using combustible cladding on high-rise buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze. Ministers have laid legislation in Holyrood which will ban the use of such materials on buildings with a floor that is 11 metres (36ft) or more above […]Click here to view original web…
Calls for more help for cladding-hit flat owners after Commons vote
Campaigners have called for the leasehold system to be overhauled following a rally in central London to support cladding-hit flat owners. The protestors gathered outside Parliament earlier this week to call for changes to the Building Safety Bill, which was – at the same time – being debated by […] Click here to view original…
Legislation to ban combustible cladding introduced
Legislation to improve fire safety and boost Scotland’s “net zero ambitions” has been laid before the Scottish Parliament. Under the legislation, developers will be banned from using combustible cladding on high-rise buildings. Since 2005, new cladding systems on high rise blocks of flats have either had to use non-combustible […] Click here to view original…
Combustible cladding set to be banned on high-risk buildings
The action is being taken in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London in 2017. Building developers are to be banned from using combustible cladding on high-risk buildings over 11 metres in Scotland. Legislation has been brought forward at the Scottish Parliament to introduce the ban. The […] Click here to view original…
Ban on combustible cladding
Materials barred from high-risk buildings over 11 metres. Legislation to improve fire safety and boost Scotland’s Net Zero ambitions has been laid before the Scottish Parliament today. Under the legislation, developers will be banned from using combustible cladding on high-rise buildings. Since 2005, new cladding systems on high rise […] Click here to view original…
Firms that refuse to fund cladding repairs could face trading ban
Developers that are refusing to contribute to the fund set up to fix dangerous cladding will be warned they could be blocked from selling new homes. The levelling up secretary, Michael Gove, will explicitly threaten retaliation, citing powers in the building safety bill that would stop uncooperative developers getting […] Click here to view original…
Leeds cladding scandal victims fear £10,000 bills to make their homes fire safe
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, it was revealed that tower blocks across the country, some in Leeds , had been clad in potentially flammable materials. The Government ‘s Building Safety Bill is currently in its final stages before becoming law, and will put more responsibility for fixing […] Click here to view original…
Angry leaseholders protest against footing cladding bill outside Parliament
It comes amid concerns over time extensions to signing cladding pledges, as London housebuilder Telford Homes – which has a turnover of nearly £240m – waits to see if the government will give it more time to sign its pledge to fix the cladding in its tower blocks. (Twitter […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: Data analytics deals to ‘secure increased funding’ from building firms as government bids to raise £5bn
Flats in Aberdeen in the process of having cladding removed Credit: Victuallers/CC BY 4.0 Image has been cropped Government’s efforts to make homebuilding firms pay £5bn to repair unsafe high-rise buildings will be supported by four consultancies brought in to provide investigative data collection and analytics services. The signature […] Click here to view original…
Residents of Bromley block with no cladding for over a year lived in ‘freezing’ conditions
Ritu Saha has been left frustrated and demoralised after dealing with the issue of cladding on her building A woman whose building has been beset by cladding issues has spoken out over the “freezing” conditions and “financially devastating” situation. Ritu Saha, who lives in the Northpoint building in Bromley, […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal: Building Safety Bill explained, amendments made – and why protesters are calling for changes
Hundreds of people impacted by the cladding scandal will protest in Westminster today (20 April), as MPs are set to vote on amendments to the Building Safety Bill . Campaigners say it is their last chance to call for changes to the proposed legislation which would protect all leaseholders […] Click here to view original…
MPs ask Gove for further clarification on cladding funding
Clive Betts, Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) committee has written to Michael Gove, Secretary of State, DLUHC, following the department’s announcement on 13 April of an agreement with the housing industry to contribute £5 billion to address the building safety scandal. The correspondence asks a […] Click here to view original…