Gap in Defective Premises Act leaves leaseholder fearing £50,000 cladding bill
A leaseholder is fearing a £50,000 cladding bill as his building does not fall under protections in the Defective Premises Act. Tom DeRonde’s block in Luton has combustible insulation and missing cavity barriers (picture: Google Street View) Sharelines A leaseholder is fearing a £50,000 cladding bill as his building […]Click here to view original web…
Damning report over progress of removal of dangerous cladding
Eight years on from the Grenfell fire, a report from the Committee of Public Accounts has found residents and taxpayers are still facing unacceptable levels of uncertainty, a lack of action in resolving the cladding crisis and unsaleable properties. The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding report states: “MHCLG’s (Ministry of […] Click here to view original…
Scottish Conservatives slam SNP over cladding delays
The Scottish Conservatives blast the SNP for failing to remove dangerous cladding from buildings in Scotland. The SNP recently announced a £10 million fund to assess cladding on buildings, with funding available regardless of whether the property is privately owned or social housing. An extension of this scheme is […] Click here to view original…
Cladding remediation plan published with £10m assessment fund
People with concerns about unsafe cladding in their properties can apply to a £10 million fund to have their building assessed. The funding will be available to owners to have relevant buildings assessed, regardless of whether the property is privately owned or social housing. A further extension of this […] Click here to view original…
Scottish sector body calls new £10m fund for unsafe cladding ‘fundamentally wrong’
A sector body has called the Scottish government’s launch of a £10m fund for owner-occupiers whose homes have unsafe cladding “fundamentally wrong”, as it leaves social housing tenants without a clear path for remediation. Picture: Victoria Spokojna/Unsplash Sharelines Scottish sector body calls new £10m fund for unsafe cladding ‘fundamentally […] Click here to view original…
Cladding remediation plan published with £10m assessment fund
People with concerns about unsafe cladding in their properties can apply to a £10 million fund to have their building assessed. The funding will be available to owners to have relevant buildings assessed, regardless of whether the property is privately owned or social housing. A further extension of this […] Click here to view original…
Ministers making ‘painfully slow’ cladding progress
Eight years have passed since 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower disaster The Scottish government has been accused of making “painfully slow” progress on removing unsafe cladding from buildings. It came as ministers announced plans to speed up efforts to inspect and repair buildings in response to the […] Click here to view original…
Where’s the cladding money gone? SNP can’t say where £100m of UK Government money has been spent – four years on
72 people died following the Grenfell Tower fire The SNP Government is under pressure to explain just where nearly £100m of money handed to it to pay for cladding remediation by Westminster has been spent. Under fire Housing Minister Paul McLennan was told that he should be “ashamed” at […] Click here to view original…
Crown Heights: Work to remove cladding remains on schedule
4 WORKS to remove potentially dangerous cladding at Crown Heights remains ‘on schedule’, developers have confirmed, as scaffolding can be seen covering much of the high-rise building. Remedial works to remove the cladding started in September 2024, and much of the high-rise building in Alencon Link is now covered […] Click here to view original…
Ministers making ‘painfully slow’ cladding progress
Eight years have passed since 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower disaster The Scottish government has been accused of making “painfully slow” progress on removing unsafe cladding from buildings. It came as ministers announced plans to speed up efforts to inspect and repair buildings in response to the […] Click here to view original…
Scotland launches £10m fund for those with concerns over cladding
Image credit: JessicaGirvan / Shutterstock.com PEOPLE in Scotland with concerns about unsafe cladding in their properties can apply to a £10 million fund to have their building assessed, the Scottish Government has announced. The funding will be available to owners to have relevant buildings assessed, regardless of whether the […] Click here to view original…
Flat sales stall amid lack of meaningful progress on unsafe cladding repairs, estate agents warn
Many flat sales are stalling due to a lack of meaningful progress on unsafe cladding repairs, estate agents have warned. A new report from the Public Accounts Committee – The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding – revealed that as many as 7,000 buildings still haven’t been identified and work has […] Click here to view original…