Developers and manufacturers who refuse to help fix cladding issues could be blocked from the housing market, the government has said. The move comes after years of legal wrangling over the issue of building safety following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London, which resulted in the deaths of […]Click here to view original web…

Developers and manufacturers who refuse to help fix cladding issues could be blocked from the housing market, the government has said. The move comes after years of legal wrangling over the issue of building safety following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London, which resulted in the deaths 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. However, portfolio landlords have been left out, with property experts suggesting that this omission will mean work will be held up and their flats could become unsellable. Last month, […] Click here to view original…

Housebuilders say they will continue to negotiate with housing secretary despite threat to stop them trading A legal expert has branded new powers proposed by Michael Gove designed to prevent housebuilders from operating if they don’t pay into a £4bn fire safety fund as “draconian” and “extreme”. Housebuilders have […] Click here to view original…

Flat owners hit by the cladding crisis have welcomed the announcement that the money they pay towards repairs will be capped. However, while the relief at the £15,000 cap for those living in London – and £10,000 for those living outside of the capital – is palpable, the announcement […] Click here to view original…

Plans to exclude buy-to-let landlords from cladding relief funds will block building repairs and make flats unsellable, experts have warned. Housing secretary Michael Gove has left property investors out of his plans to protect leaseholders from huge repair bills to remove unsafe cladding and other fire safety defects. In […] Click here to view original…

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on blocks. The proposed measures are in the Building Safety Bill to go through Parliament in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. New powers would also […] 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…

(Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Leaseholders of buildings with unsafe cladding but below 11m have called on the government to extend support to smaller blocks. On Monday, the government set out amendments to its building safety bill. Developers will be blocked from the market if they do not cough […] Click here to view original…

The UK government failed to warn the building sector about the potential dangers around aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding despite a test in 2002 which showed a ‘catastrophic escalation” of fire, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard today. Sarah Colwell gives evidence to the inquiry (picture: Grenfell Tower Inquiry) Sharelines […] Click here to view original…

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 allow cladding companies to be sued and subject to fines for defective products. The proposed measures are part of a Building Safety Bill following […] Click here to view original…

Homebuilders who refuse to pay to fix unsafe leasehold flats could be banned from selling new homes. The government has tabled a series of amendments to the upcoming Building Safety Bill, which, if passed by parliament, will give it the ability to place sanctions on developers and manufacturers it […] Click here to view original…