Vetoed London Assembly’s extra funding for those affected Cladding being replaced on a non-compliant building. Picture: GLA Sadiq Khan has overturned a decision made in the London Assembly to include funding for a building safety crisis support hub in his upcoming mayoral budget. Last month, members of the London […]Click here to view original web…

2021 was another hard year for the construction industry, dealing with the impact of COVID-19, Brexit, material shortages and the resulting impact on the time and cost of projects. As we settle into 2022, we have collated our thoughts on what this year may hold and key developments on […] Click here to view original…

Workmen remove the cladding from the facade of a block of flats in Paddington, north London (Aaron Chown/PA) Sadiq Khan has overturned a decision made in the London Assembly to include funding for a building safety crisis support hub in his upcoming mayoral budget. Last month, members of the […] Click here to view original…

The UK government has threatened to block property developers who refuse to contribute towards the costs of fixing unsafe cladding from obtaining planning permission or building control sign-off. It is the latest move by ministers to try to solve the so-called cladding scandal, which emerged in England after the […] Click here to view original…

Gove’s latest plan shows how far the relationship between the building industry and the Conservatives has swung LFB raises concerns about single staircases more than 120 times in one year There are mixed blessings for housing associations in the government’s new cladding plans BRE scientist did not clarify guidance […] Click here to view original…

The view from behind the shrink wrap at St Francis Tower – Credit: Charlotte Bond Having to step over drug users and smashed glass to get out of the building is now second-nature for St Francis Tower tenant Caroline Haydon-Knowell. The 53-year-old moved into a one-bed flat at the […] Click here to view original…

Sadiq Khan has overturned a decision made in the London Assembly to include funding for a building safety crisis support hub in his upcoming mayoral budget. Last month, members of the London Assembly voted in favour of an amendment to the mayor’s budget that called for resources to be […] Click here to view original…

(2) Residents “trapped” in unsellable homes because of cladding issues have vented their anger over plans to build two extra floors on top of their building. People living at Fletcher Court in Joslin Avenue, Colindale, have slammed plans by a developer to add 44 flats to their five-storey block. […] Click here to view original…

Workmen remove the cladding from the facade of a block of flats in Paddington, north London (Aaron Chown/PA) S adiq Khan has overturned a decision made in the London Assembly to include funding for a building safety crisis support hub in his upcoming mayoral budget. Last month, members of […] Click here to view original…

Landlords who own flats hit by the cladding scandal will be covered by the remediation fund, the government has announced. But the £4 billion fund , which is being paid for by the building industry, will not pay-out to portfolio landlords who own flats within towers affected by the […] Click here to view original…

The proposals will put cladding companies on the hook for the cost of any repairs linked to their materials. Photo: Getty Manufacturers and developers could be effectively blocked from the housing market if they do not cover the costs of removing dangerous cladding from buildings under government plans. The […] Click here to view original…

Developers who refuse to fix cladding safety issues could be blocked from the market The Government has outlined more detail on how it intends to make developers and manufacturers in the housing industry shoulder the costs of replacing dangerous cladding in a bid to protect leaseholders. The Department for […] Click here to view original…