Camden Council spends more on interim than permanent fire safety measures at Chalcots Estate since Grenfell
Camden Council has spent more on interim fire safety measures than on permanent works at the Chalcots Estate since the Grenfell Tower fire, Inside Housing can reveal. The Chalcots Estate pre-cladding removal (picture: Getty) The Chalcots Estate hit headlines in the immediate aftermath of Grenfell in June 2017 when […]Click here to view original web…
Govt mulls cladding proposal to ‘unlock’ mortgage prisoners
The UK government is looking at an amendment to its recent Building Safety Bill which campaigners say could “unlock” leaseholders in buildings with unsafe cladding, FTAdviser has learnt. Campaigners led by Woolwich leaseholder Steve Day have created what they believe to be a solution to the cladding remediation costs […] Click here to view original…
Re-cladding projects gather pace both north and south
BESPOKE cladding systems manufacturer MSP Facades has revealed the business is seeing an increase in remediation projects – both north and south of the border. The Cumbernauld-headquartered firm has already completed half a dozen re-cladding projects involving high-rise residential towers, and is expecting a lot more of this type […] Click here to view original…
Could St Francis Tower’s shrinkwrap be replaced?
Tom Hunt MP has asked for a rethink of the material covering St Francis Tower in Ipswich while its cladding is being replaced. Also pictured is construction expert Saul Humphrey A debate is swirling over what material should wrap a tower block having its cladding replaced after its managing […] Click here to view original…
Resident ‘trapped and unable to sell’ due to cladding crisis
Watch Max Walsh’s report A resident in Bristol says she is trapped and unable to move on with her life after her block of flats was found to be at ‘substantial risk’ of spreading fire. Earlier this year, Heidi Page’s building ‘Armidale Place’ was inspected to see if the […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal: Government scraps EWS1 forms for buildings under 18 metres
‘The government is once again offering too little, too late’ – Helen Hayes MP Housing secretary Robert Jenrick Cladding campaigners have cautiously welcomed the government’s surprise announcement that blocks under eighteen metres have no ‘systemic fire risk’ and therefore will not require difficult and costly EWS1 forms to prove […] Click here to view original…
Taylor Wimpey: Rising build costs ‘fully offset’ by healthy house price growth, says developer
Demand remains buoyant despite the phasing out of the stamp duty relief, according to the company Rising construction costs caused by a surge in demand for materials and supply shortages have been “fully offset by healthy levels of house price growth”, according to developer Taylor Wimpey. The housebuilding giant […] Click here to view original…
Those caught in the cladding and building safety scandal to stage a demonstration in Leeds
The Grenfell disaster was over four years ago and the cladding and building safety scandal is still not resolved Leaseholders suffering due to the cladding and building safety scandal are staging a demonstration at Leeds Dock on Saturday, July 17, between 1pm and 3pm, to highlight the devastating impact […] Click here to view original…
Belfast residents to meet Finance Minister to discuss cladding concerns
Residents in a south Belfast block of flats are due to meet the Finance Minister later this week to discuss their concerns about cladding on the ten-story building. While it is not the same type that caused the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London, residents are worried about the cladding […] Click here to view original…
Fears over cladding in fire hit block
POLICE have ruled out arson as the cause of the blaze at a Thornton Heath housing block after residents homes were destroyed in the fire involving cladding which experts have issued warnings about. Those made homeless by the fire in April which damaged at least five flats at Crystal […] Click here to view original…
Jenrick’s latest attempt to end the cladding crisis raises more questions than it answers
Jules Birch Jules Birch is an award-winning blogger who writes exclusive articles for Inside Housing The Week in Housing: does the G15 need a name change? Grenfell Tower Inquiry diary week 45: ‘Don’t you find all this rather a surprising debate, given that the Equality Act was passed in […] Click here to view original…
Blow for victims of cladding scandal: Families in fire-trap flats suffer fresh blow after industry leaders plans to recharge property market ‘changed nothing’
Cladding victims have suffered a fresh blow after industry leaders warned Government plans to reinvigorate the property market had ‘changed nothing’. In a surprise U-turn last month, ministers said that those in flat blocks less than 18m tall would no longer need a fire safety certificate to sell their […] Click here to view original…