Government considers 18-month remediation deadline for building safety work
The government is reportedly considering giving developers an 18-month deadline to begin building safety work, to speed up the pace of remediation. Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner is meeting big developers this month to sign off a fire safety plan (picture: Naeemah Miah) Sharelines The government is reportedly considering […]Click here to view original web…
Housebuilders face deadline to sort cladding issues after Grenfell report
Housebuilders are to be handed a deadline to begin fixing dangerous cladding on blocks of flats, seven years after the Grenfell Tower disaster. A five-point plan addressing slow progress in remediation work is to be put to developers by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, according to […] Click here to view original…
‘Hopefully we’ll get down the stairs fast enough’: Residents still caught in cladding crisis after Grenfell
Seven years after Grenfell, thousands of residents are still living in unsafe buildings. Victims of the building safety crisis speak to Holly Bancroft about their fears. Your support helps us to tell the story Support Now Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account […] Click here to view original…
East London tower blocks are covered in flammable cladding – and built on old asbestos factory
Colne House and Mersea House are part of the Harts Lane Estate in Barking The future surrounding two tower blocks that exist on the site of an old asbestos factory in Barking will be discussed by councillors next week. Colne House and Mersea House are two 17-storey tower blocks […] Click here to view original…
Housebuilders face deadline to sort cladding issues after Grenfell report
Housebuilders are to be handed a deadline to begin fixing dangerous cladding on blocks of flats, seven years after the Grenfell Tower disaster. A five-point plan addressing slow progress in remediation work is to be put to developers by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, according to […] Click here to view original…
Tenant faces cancer battle away from his home while waiting a year for cladding work to start
Josh Morris pictured in his old home with the possessions he has not been able to move out (Josh Morris ) A homeowner who was evacuated from his flat a year ago due to dangerous cladding faces battling cancer in his temporary home as remediation work has not yet […] Click here to view original…
The Grenfell Tower fire and the cladding scandal – South Leeds Life
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London has come close to ‘other deadly Grenfell tragedies’ several times, fire chief tells LBC
London has come close to similar tragedies to Grenfell, the capital’s fire chief has told LBC. By Fraser Knight. London has come close to suffering another Grenfell tragedy several times since 2017, the capital’s top firefighter has told LBC. Listen to this article Loading audio… Andy Roe said it […] Click here to view original…
Join the Fight for Justice: Support the Cladding Scandal Campaign
The aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy has exposed a deep-rooted crisis within the UK property market. Thousands of innocent leaseholders remain trapped in unsafe buildings, unable to sell or remortgage their homes, and facing mounting financial pressures. The government’s failure to swiftly resolve the cladding crisis has left […] Click here to view original…
Frustrated tenants find windows covered with blue film during cladding work
Tenants and flat owners in the Paramount Building have had their windows covered in blue film as cladding removal work continues. (Image: From public.) Neighbours in a town centre block of flats have had scaffolding surrounding their building for months -and now the windows have been covered up. People […] Click here to view original…
Swindon flat windows turned blue during cladding work
Neighbours in a town centre block of flats have had scaffolding surrounding their building for months -and now the windows have been covered up. People living in the Paramount building overlooking Princes Street and Beckhampton Street are becoming increasingly impatient with the slow progress of work to remove potentially […] Click here to view original…
Swindon flat windows turned blue during cladding work
Neighbours in a town centre block of flats have had scaffolding surrounding their building for months -and now the windows have been covered up. People living in the Paramount building overlooking Princes Street and Beckhampton Street are becoming increasingly impatient with the slow progress of work to remove potentially […] Click here to view original…