Jane, with her two children, says the family has to wear dressing gowns and mittens to stay warm Residents of a tower block stripped of its cladding in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy say they are “freezing” and are forced to wear dressing gowns to keep warm. Jane, […]Click here to view original web…

Residents stay wrapped up all day Sam* is 10 months old. He spends most of his days wrapped up in mittens and a woolly hat. He’s at home all day. His older sister, Natasha, is three years old. She’s in a dressing gown. So is their mum, Jane. For […] Click here to view original…

A general view of Grenfell Tower Communities Secretary Michael Gove has met developers to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) said Mr Gove spoke to senior executives from some of the UK’s biggest […] Click here to view original…

The owner of high-rise towers fitted with combustible cladding can amend its claim outside the limitation period to challenge issues raised in a pleaded defence, the Court of Appeal has said in a judgment which could have wider implications for the construction industry. Martlet Homes discovered ‘major fire safety […] Click here to view original…

A protest against building and cladding companies at Parliament Square. Cladding and insulation groups had an “unquestionable responsibility” to contribute towards replacing unsafe products, Michael Gove said Michael Gove warned cladding manufacturers yesterday that that he would target them as well as developers in an attempt to fix the […] Click here to view original…

(Bloomberg) — Kingspan Group Plc fell to the lowest level in six months after the U.K. government threatened a trading ban on manufacturers of cladding and insulation if they refuse to pay to fix homes at risk of fire. Compagnie De Saint Gobain, which owns building and construction company […] Click here to view original…

Unburned lower floors with untouched cladding in tact and the burnt out upper floors of London’s Grenfell Tower, June 18, 2017. Kingspan Group Plc fell to the lowest level in six months after the U.K. government threatened a trading ban on manufacturers of cladding and insulation if they refuse […] Click here to view original…

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: Supporters of leasehold reform campaign groups hold placards as they protest outside the Houses of Parliament, in Parliament Square on September 16, 2021 in London, England. Leasehold residents are calling for changes to the law regarding payments for the removal of unsafe cladding from […] Click here to view original…

Leaseholders hit by the cladding crisis have been calling for action to protect them from bills to fix their homes. Michael Gove has turned up the heat on developers in recent months. Image: Reece Lipman Shares in housing developers caught up in the cladding scandal have plunged after Michael […] Click here to view original…

Cladding manufacturers have been targeted by the government in its bid to raise £4bn to fix unsafe cladding. In a letter addressed to the Construction Products Association, housing secretary Michael Gove told cladding suppliers they would have to bear some of the cost to fix the problem and invited […] Click here to view original…

Michael Gove has demanded cladding and insulation manufacturers pay to fix unsafe buildings – or face being banned from the country. The Housing Secretary wrote to the Construction Products Association warning he would do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure they take responsibility. He said he would prohibit those who […] Click here to view original…

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove has written to the Construction Products Association seeking remediation contributions. In the letter, the Secretary of State asks cladding and insulation manufacturers to agree to: make financial contributions this year and in subsequent years to fund remediation […] Click here to view original…