Scottish Government accused of ‘scandalous lack of urgency’ on cladding
-Credit: (Image: Daily Record) The Scottish Government scheme set up in response to the Grenfell tower blaze has not yet completed cladding remediation work on any affected properties. While the pilot cladding remediation programme has 107 listings – which can be either individual buildings or multiple properties in a […]Click here to view original web…
Government calls for resident feedback on cladding and fire safety issues
NEWS Government calls for resident feedback on cladding and fire safety issues PUBLISHED AUTHOR FPA Media SHARE The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) is calling for residents of buildings with cladding and fire safety issues to share their experiences via a new feedback form. Published on […] Click here to view original…
Scottish Government accused of ‘scandalous lack of urgency’ on cladding
Scottish Labour housing spokesperson Mark Griffin said work hasn’t been completed on a single Scottish building The Scottish Government scheme set up in response to the Grenfell tower blaze has not yet completed cladding remediation work on any affected properties. While the pilot cladding remediation programme has 107 listings […] Click here to view original…
Spray foam insulation making homes unsellable – warning
Thousands of vendors are being left unable to sell their homes because spray foam insulation has made them unmortgageable, a residential property lawyer has warned. Simon Nosworthy, head of residential conveyancing at Osbornes Law, dubbed spray foam insulation as the ‘new cladding’ as an increasing number of homeowners are […] Click here to view original…
Rayner announces new cladding remediation action plan along with social housing and devolution plans
The Labour government will bring forward a new “remediation action plan” for cladding in the autumn, according to the deputy Prime Minister. Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, Angela Rayner ( pictured ), said it was “completely unacceptable that we have thousands of buildings still wrapped in unsafe […] Click here to view original…
Bring criminal prosecutions against Grenfell Tower cladding firms, urges Gove
Former housing secretary Michael Gove has said criminal prosecutions should be brought against Grenfell Tower cladding firms. Companies that are “still making vast profits without acknowledging their full responsibility” must also be punished financially, he suggested. Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Gove claimed attempts to punish Kingspan, Arconic […] Click here to view original…
Shona Robison mulls new tax to pay for cladding fixes as ‘ring-fenced’ Westminster cash already spent elsewhere
Shona Robison The Scottish Government has outlined plans for another tax, this time on property developers, in a bid to raise money to fix dangerous cladding issues. SNP Ministers were handed £97m in Barnett Consequentials back in 2021 to help to remediate potentially deadly panels on buildings. It came […] Click here to view original…
Govt announces new remediation plan for cladding amid ‘tackling the housing emergency’
The Labour Government will bring forward a new “remediation action plan” for cladding in the autumn, according to the deputy Prime Minister. Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, Angela Rayner ( pictured ), said it was “completely unacceptable that we have thousands of buildings still wrapped in unsafe […] Click here to view original…
Rayner announces new cladding remediation action plan along with social housing and devolution plans
The Labour government will bring forward a new “remediation action plan” for cladding in the autumn, according to the deputy Prime Minister. Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, Angela Rayner ( pictured ), said it was “completely unacceptable that we have thousands of buildings still wrapped in unsafe […] Click here to view original…
Scottish Government accused of “lack of urgency” on cladding
Work has only been started on five out of 107 buildings The removal programme was set up by the Government in the wake of the Grenfell Tower distaster Author: Molly Tulett Last updated 19 hours ago The Scottish Labour Party are accusing Holyrood of a “scandalous lack of urgency” […] Click here to view original…
Rayner announces new cladding remediation action plan along with social housing and devolution plans
The Labour government will bring forward a new “remediation action plan” for cladding in the autumn, according to the deputy Prime Minister. Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, Angela Rayner ( pictured ), said it was “completely unacceptable that we have thousands of buildings still wrapped in unsafe […] Click here to view original…
Scottish Government scheme in response to Grenfell fire not yet completed any cladding work
Smoke billows from Grenfell Tower as firefighters attempt to control a huge blaze on June 14, 2017 in west London The Scottish Government scheme set up in response to the Grenfell tower blaze has not yet completed cladding remediation work on any affected properties. While the pilot cladding remediation […] Click here to view original…