Taylor Wimpey to spend £125m on cladding and safety measures
The fund can be used on apartment blocks built by the firm in the past 20 years and comes as bosses paid out a £151 million dividend to shareholders. Cladding Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has announced it will pay out £125 million to fund the replacement of cladding and other […]Click here to view original web…
Chatham House flats in Reading to have ‘unsafe’ cladding removed
(2) ‘UNSAFE’ cladding will be removed from an apartment block in the town centre after replacement plans were given the all-clear. The Hunsacker, Hermitage, Halcyon and Haywards buildings at Chatham Place on Alfred Street will have their ‘high-risk’ external facades and timber decking on their balconies replaced following planning […] Click here to view original…
Vistry set to more than double profits this year but reveals cladding bill
Housebuilder Vistry has said it will more than double profits in 2021, but became the latest to reveal a further hit for cladding safety works in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The group is putting aside £20.9 million after uncovering another 10 buildings more than 59ft (18m) […] Click here to view original…
Somerset apartment blocks set for demolition amid ‘potentially flammable’ cladding fears
Curo is moving residents out on a temporary or permanent basis so it can understand the full extent of work needed to refurbish Walnut Buildings, in Radstock THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES ACROSS BATH STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to […] Click here to view original…
Cladding Disputes Following The Grenfell Tragedy
Introduction In response to the Grenfell tragedy in 2017, the government introduced a number of reforms intended to improve fire safety in high-rise multi-occupied buildings, including the Building (Amendment) Regulations, which came into force on 21 December 2018. The amendment prohibits the use of combustible materials anywhere in the […] Click here to view original…
Ministers plan extra cash to remove unsafe cladding
PA Media The government is planning to provide substantial extra funding to stave off a growing rebellion over the costs of fixing unsafe cladding, BBC Newsnight has been told. Thousands of flat owners face large bills for fire safety work prompted by the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 […] Click here to view original…
No interest-free extension for Help to Buy homeowners in blocks with dangerous cladding
NIHE to save £10m a year after Treasury’s corporation tax exemption decision The Welsh Budget 2021 signals increased confidence in the social housing sector to deliver Budget 2021: how the sector reacted to Rishi Sunak’s housing announcements Government to launch taskforce to accelerate delivery of MMC housing Stamp duty […] Click here to view original…
Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m for cladding but critics hit out at piecemeal approach
Taylor Wimpey has announced it is setting aside £125m to solve cladding issues on its properties the firm announced in its results for the year ended 31 December 2020. The house builder said the money would cover improvement works on more than 200 blocks of flats built over the […] Click here to view original…
Third of high rise buildings across Wales estimated to have fire safety problems
South Quay in Swansea Marina is claimed to be one of the buildings with combustible cladding. This summer will mark four years since the Grenfell tower fire. The tragedy, which took place on the June 14, 2017 saw 72 people lose their lives. The public inquiry that followed the […] Click here to view original…
Three quarters of people believe the Government’s response to unsafe cladding has fallen short
New research conducted by YouGov and commissioned by BECG’s new Building Safety Unit, has found that 75% of people believe the government could either have done more (17%) or has not done enough (58%) to ensure the removal of flammable cladding from residential buildings since the Grenfell Tower tragedy […] Click here to view original…
Boris Johnson, it is now down to you to end the cladding scandal
The End Our Cladding Scandal campaign, which Inside Housing supports, has today sent a letter to Boris Johnson outlining the steps still needed to solve the crisis. It is published below Picture: Getty Sharelines Dear prime minister, What started as a cladding scandal, shortly after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders in low-rise buildings fear cladding scandal bills
Hackney leaseholders feel “trapped” and “forced to pay bankrupting bills” despite ministers announcing an extra £3.5bn fund to tackle the cladding scandal. A Haggerston resident, who preferred to remain anonymous, explained that leaseholders living in buildings under 18 metres tall are facing loans capped at £50 a month to […] Click here to view original…