Why The Cladding Crisis Might Not Be Over Just Yet
Protesters from Leaseholders Together gather at rally in Parliament Square, Westminster in September. Four and half years after the Grenfell fire, a solution to part of the cladding crisis created in the aftermath of the tragedy has finally been proposed. On Monday, housing secretary Michael Gove said the government […]Click here to view original web…
Building industry must pay to remove dangerous cladding, says Gove
The Government will take “every step necessary” to ensure the building industry fixes the problem of dangerous cladding blighting thousands of leaseholders in medium rise blocks, Michael Gove has said. Four and half years after the Grenfell fire exposed the dangers of cladding, the Housing Secretary said that no […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal: what is the cladding crisis and how are leaseholders affected – everything you need to know
The cladding scandal was brought to public attention following the Grenfell Fire disaster in June 2017 which claimed 72 lives. The tragedy triggered calls for changes to UK building regulations and the removal of unsafe cladding material on tower blocks across the country . Sign up to our NationalWorld […] Click here to view original…
U.K. Developers Told to Pay $5.4B to Remove Cladding From Buildings After Deadly Fire
On Monday, the British government ordered property developers to pay an estimated cost of $5.4 billion to fix the dangerous cladding used in apartment buildings that leaves them at risk of quick-spreading fire. The deadly fire that swept the London high-rise Grenfell Tower in June 2017 highlighted the risks […] Click here to view original…
Housebuilders’ share prices plunge as government cracks down on cladding crisis
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 11: A general view of the City Gate residential complex, which has aluminium composite material cladding on February 11, 2021 in Manchester, England. The UK government have pledged £3.5bn to remove flammable materials from buildings over 18m high “at no cost to residents” three years […] Click here to view original…
The Government is playing hardball with developers to try to end the cladding scandal
It’s now four and a half years since the Grenfell Tower fire claimed the lives of 72 people. Since that fatal June night in 2017, tens of thousands of leasehold homeowners have been living in blocks covered in unsafe, flammable materials and stuck in political purgatory as their freeholders […] Click here to view original…
DLUHC funding under threat if developers don’t pay to fix cladding
There are fears the costs of remediating some unsafe building cladding will fall on councils and housing associations, despite the government’s threat today to impose a “legal solution” on developers if they do not agree and fund a plan to tackle the problem. Some senior sector figures are concerned […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: ‘We are coming for you,’ Michael Gove warns builders of flats in fire-risk dispute – UK politics live
LIVE – Updated at 16:10 Communities secretary has said flat-owners ‘should not be held responsible for paying for work that was not their responsibility in the first place’. Jeremy Corbyn , the former Labour leader, says after the Grenfell fire, local authorities inspected their properties. But some private landlords […] Click here to view original…
UK developers told they must foot bill for unsafe cladding
LONDON — The British government on Monday told property developers they must bear the cost of removing dangerous cladding that has left scores of apartment buildings at risk of fire, and thousands of residents facing steep bills to make their homes safe. The risk posed by some kinds of […] Click here to view original…
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Boris Johnson met with Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, last night as they seek to mitigate the cost-of-living crisis Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images Boris Johnson considers cutting isolation Michael Gove sets out cladding reforms Archbishop: We must not ‘condemn’ unvaccinated Michael Gove: Blair was an ‘outstanding statesman’ Douglas Murray: Boris’s […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: court threat to developers who won’t fund cladding removal
PA T he Government today issued a direct threat to developers over the cladding crisis, telling companies who put “sheets of petrol encased in metal” on tall buildings they face legal measures if they refuse to fund removal. Michael Gove , the Housing Secretary, has confirmed plans for a […] Click here to view original…
Why Michael’s Gove cladding plan creates new headaches for the government
Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images No leaseholder will have to pay the cost of removing illegal cladding under plans to be unveiled by Michael Gove later today (10 January). But it is not yet clear who exactly will have to pay: or, equally important, who will have to pay […] Click here to view original…