Unsafe cladding removed from Slough apartment block as repair costs rocket to £10million
SLOUGH 133619-11 Unsafe cladding on a block of flats in Slough has been removed but a number of significant defects are still being discovered on the building, a council meeting heard this week. Nova House is a seven-storey apartment block in Buckingham Gardens which failed a Government cladding safety […]Click here to view original web…
UK sees progress in cladding scandal as inquiry continues
(CN) — The U.K.’s four largest housebuilding firms have pledged to replace dangerous combustible cladding on high-rise apartment blocks they have built, a major step in a British building safety scandal that has been left unresolved since a catastrophic residential fire five years ago. In 2017, Grenfell Tower — […] Click here to view original…
Unsafe cladding removed from Slough apartment block as repair costs rocket to £10million
SLOUGH 133619-11 Unsafe cladding on a block of flats in Slough has been removed but a number of significant defects are still being discovered on the building, a council meeting heard this week. Nova House is a seven-storey apartment block in Buckingham Gardens which failed a Government cladding safety […] Click here to view original…
Housebuilders Barratt and Redrow face bumper bills over cladding works
Workmen start to remove cladding on a building Housing giants Redrow and Barratt are facing hefty bills after pledging to carry out more fire safety works in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. FTSE 100 firm Barratt became the latest firm to promise improvements to the Government on Wednesday […] Click here to view original…
More housebuilders face bumper costs over cladding remediation pledges
Bellway, Countryside and Vistry have become the latest UK housing firms to book hefty costs and sign up to the UK Government’s fire-safety pledge in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. All firms said they are setting aside multi-million pound provisions for safety improvements related to the pledge, […] Click here to view original…
More housebuilders face bumper costs over cladding remediation pledges
Bellway logo Bellway, Countryside and Vistry have become the latest UK housing firms to book hefty costs and sign up to the UK Government’s fire-safety pledge in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. All firms said they are setting aside multi-million pound provisions for safety improvements related to […] Click here to view original…
Will developers reach a satisfactory cladding deal with Michael Gove?
UK developers and the housing secretary Michael Gove are nearing a deal that could resolve a large part of the building safety crisis highlighted by the 2017 fire at London’s Grenfell Tower – a horrendous fire that killed 72 people – reports the Financial Times (FT) . Mr Gove […] Click here to view original…
Bank of Mum and Dad more vital than ever for first time buyers as self-starters now a minority
Newsletter (£) A YouGov survey carried out in March 2022 found just 41 per cent of homebuyers say they did not receive any help from their parents. Tanya Abraham, Research Director at YouGov, said their latest research “highlights just how reliant younger Britons are on the bank of Mum […] Click here to view original…
More housebuilders face bumper costs over cladding remediation pledges
Bellway , Countryside and Vistry have become the latest UK housing firms to book hefty costs and sign up to the UK Government’s fire-safety pledge in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. All firms said they are setting aside multi-million pound provisions for safety improvements related to the […] Click here to view original…
The Times view on the Grenfell Tower fire’s legacy: Safety First
Michael Gove has compelled developers to fix the cladding scandal Seventy-two people died when a blaze destroyed Grenfell Tower in west London Almost five years have passed since fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, killing 72 people and revealing to millions more that their homes were clad with flammable and thus […] Click here to view original…
Housebuilders Barratt and Redrow face bumper bills over cladding works
Workmen start to remove cladding on a building Housing giants Redrow and Barratt are facing hefty bills after pledging to carry out more fire safety works in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. FTSE 100 firm Barratt became the latest firm to promise improvements to the Government on Wednesday […] Click here to view original…
Housebuilders can recover now cladding costs are known suggests Citi
“Bellway, Taylor Wimpey and Barratt are the best bets for a relative re-rating on a year’s view” Citigroup is forecasting a bounce back for shares in the housebuilders’ sector now that the costs of cladding repair work are starting to be known. Shares across the sector have dropped by […] Click here to view original…