Fears nine-storey Ipswich tower block could be ‘structurally compromised’
Cardinal Lofts on Ipswich Waterfront. Inset: Alex Dickin and Claire Hamblion. – Credit: Archant Six months after surveyors identified a structural issue in an Ipswich high rise which they warned could mean the “integrity of the building is compromised”, the landlord still cannot reassure homeowners their building is safe. […]Click here to view original web…
Gove attacks ‘cartel’ of big property developers
Michael Gove has opened up a new front in his war with Britain’s biggest housebuilders after describing them as a “cartel” in comments to Conservative activists. The Housing Secretary told the Conservative Environment Network last week that he had become unpopular with developers because of his stance on building […] Click here to view original…
Fears nine-story Ipswich tower block could be ‘structurally compromised’
Cardinal Lofts on Ipswich Waterfront. Inset: Alex Dickin and Claire Hamblion. – Credit: Archant Six months after surveyors identified a structural issue in an Ipswich high rise which they warned could mean the “integrity of the building is compromised”, the landlord still cannot reassure homeowners their building is safe. […] Click here to view original…
In-house referrals for estate agent and developer services should be banned – Star Letter 18/03/2022
Each week Mortgage Solutions and its sister title Specialist Lending Solutions pick the top comments from our readers. The first comment was in response to the story: End to doubling ground rent terms for thousands of leaseholders Arron said: “This scandal was possible because developers are still coercing buyers […] Click here to view original…
Plan for new fire safety support hub to help cladding scandal victims in Cardiff turned down
A plan to set up a new fire safety support hub in Cardiff to help victims of the cladding scandal has been turned down. Thousands in the city are still living in apartments at serious risk of fire, five years after the Grenfell Tower disaster, with many facing gigantic […] Click here to view original…
Plan for new fire safety support hub to help cladding scandal victims in Cardiff turned down
A plan to set up a new fire safety support hub in Cardiff to help victims of the cladding scandal has been turned down. Thousands in the city are still living in apartments at serious risk of fire, five years after the Grenfell Tower disaster, with many facing gigantic […] Click here to view original…
Housing trust apologises to tower block residents still living with Grenfell cladding – after five YEARS
A social housing block in Trafford identified as having ‘potentially unsafe ’ ACM cladding nearly five YEARS ago is still waiting for it to be replaced. The cladding, the same kind that was largely blamed for the spread of the fire in Grenfell tower in London which killed at […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell Tower Inquiry week 68: ‘Can we agree that was a pretty dangerous thing to have, all this falling on one man’s shoulders?’
Three senior civil servants gave evidence this week, including the official who had responsibility for building regulations guidance on fire safety in the years before Grenfell. Peter Apps, Lucie Heath, Stephen Delahunty and Grainne Cuffe report Sharelines This week, the inquiry continued to delve into the story of the […] Click here to view original…
CPA warns lack of clear data is hindering Government’s own building safety plans
The Chief Executive of the CPA has written to the Secretary of State to provide an update on the status of the work with the government’s Residents’ Voice and Levy team. Peter Caplehorn has also shared a number of observations which he says are relevant to any scheme brought […] Click here to view original…
Fire cladding scandal: Plan for new safety support hub in Cardiff rejected
Part of the Celestia building complex in Cardiff Bay, where residents have been fighting for better fire safety, mainly due to the exterior cladding. A plan to set up a new fire safety support hub in Cardiff to help victims of the cladding scandal has been turned down. Thousands […] Click here to view original…
‘I bought my first home for £375,000 after saving for 15 years and now it’s worth nothing because of the cladding’
The Londoner described feeling ‘worried, angry, scared, upset, stressed, depressed’ Phil had been saving for around 15 years when he finally had enough money to purchase his first home. The first-time buyer bagged a brand new two-bedroom flat in Newham for £375,000 in the summer of 2014. But a […] Click here to view original…
Cladding – A rethink..
Mark Klimt considers the implications of the government’s ‘new plan to protect leaseholders and make industry pay for the cladding crisis’ for design consultants and their professional indemnity insurers and he suggests that an approach that fails to recognise the interrelationship of all the parties and continues to seek […] Click here to view original…