Support options for property owners with cladding and EWS1 form issues
Stuart Collar-Brown, director at My Auction, provides insight into the support and options available for property owners with cladding and EWS1 form issues Following the tragic events of Grenfell in 2017, where 72 people sadly lost their lives and hundreds of lives were devastatingly affected, cladding issues have been […]Click here to view original web…
The building safety plan is a big step forward, but time is running out to fill in some of its holes
Jules Birch Jules Birch is an award-winning blogger who writes exclusive articles for Inside Housing Property funds claim plans to protect leaseholders from cladding costs infringe their human rights Guidance on evacuation written without input from disability groups, inquiry hears Housing associations face £20bn spend on building safety and […] Click here to view original…
Health officials order urgent review of safety of Edinburgh’s Sick Kids hospital cladding due to Grenfell Inquiry concerns
Health officials are urgently reviewing the safety of cladding on Edinburgh’s Sick Kids hospital due to concerns raised during the Grenfell Inquiry, it has been revealed. The new hospital, which was hit by delays due to concerns around the safety and installation of its ventilation system and saw its […] Click here to view original…
Michael Gove to scrap tower block ‘safety managers’ rule in cladding U-turn
Michael Gove is poised to abandon a rule forcing apartment blocks more than seven storeys high to have a safety manager after campaigners warned it would impose thousands of pounds of additional costs on property owners. The administrative role, which has faced opposition from cladding campaign groups , would […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell: Cladding being replaced on council flats in Cardiff
WORK has finally begun to replace the cladding on council flats in Cardiff after more than three years of delays. Flammable cladding was found on Lydstep Flats in Llandaff North in March 2018, following concerns about fire safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. Cardiff council removed […] Click here to view original…
Cladding Update from Scotland
This article is intended to provide an overview of the approach to cladding in Scotland and addresses three discrete points namely: Building Regulations RICS Guidance Rights of recourse for owners/government assistance Building Regulations The fatal Garnock Court tower block fire in 1999 contributed to the building standards system being […] Click here to view original…
Cladding talks hit a wall as developers attack ‘marxist’ demands
The blaze ripping through a London tower block last week forced Britons to reacquaint themselves with what has become a more familiar sight in recent years. Crawford Building in Whitechapel was evacuated and more than 100 firefighters called out to the scene. While no deaths were recorded and the […] Click here to view original…
BTL landlords should not pay price for cladding issues – NRLA
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has responded to a report from a cross party group of MPs which opposed the government’s plans to make some buy-to-let landlords pay for the replacement of dangerous cladding. Ministers proposed that landlords renting out more than one leasehold property should be excluded […] Click here to view original…
New powers proposed to end unsafe cladding
Home developers who refuse to pay the costs of removing unsafe cladding could have planning permission and projects blocked under government plans. New powers would also allow cladding companies to be sued and subject to fines for defective products. The proposed measures are part of a Building Safety Bill […] Click here to view original…
Building safety scandals: Archbishop of Canterbury visits campaign group Manchester Cladiators to show support
The Archbishop of Canterbury travelled to Manchester to meet and offer support to residents affected by the cladding and building safety scandals. Justin Welby made a visit to the city to speak with the Manchester Cladiators campaign group and hear from leaseholders stuck with flats in buildings with major […] Click here to view original…
BTL landlord’s cladding costs must be covered: MPs
Buy-to-let landlords must be included in the government’s plans to make housebuilding firms and their suppliers pay for the removal of dangerous cladding, say MPs. “The Secretary of State [for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove] said the government would protect leaseholders from remediation costs, but too many […] Click here to view original…
Some leaseholders will still face huge bills under Michael Gove’s cladding crisis plan, MPs warn
Michael Gove has been told to scrap caps on costs, compensate leaseholders for cash already paid out to fix homes and end ‘political games’ with affordable housing. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has called for an end to the building safety crisis. The archbishop met campaigners Manchester Cladiators on […] Click here to view original…