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Taylor Wimpey cladding fund set up post-Grenfell

By News Feed | 3 March 2021

Getty Images. TAYLOR Wimpey has said it will pay out £125 million to fund the replacement of cladding and other fire safety work on all its developments across the UK built in the past 20 years. The money is set to be placed in a fund “in order to […]Click here to view original web…

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Three quarters of people believe the Government’s response to unsafe cladding has fallen short

By News Feed | 3 March 2021

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…

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House builder Taylor Wimpey sets up £125m fund to fix sub-standard cladding on flat blocks

By News Feed | 3 March 2021

Taylor Wimpey said its fund would include buildings below 18m Taylor Wimpey, one of Britain’s biggest house builders, has announced a £125m fund to fix cladding on flats to meet safety standards. The FTSE 100 group said the provision would cover costs of work on 232 apartment buildings constructed […] Click here to view original…

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Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey will pay out £125million to replace cladding and improve fire safety on all blocks built in the past 20 years in wake of Grenfell Tower disaster

By News Feed | 3 March 2021

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey will pay out £125 million to replace cladding and improve fire safety on all blocks built in the last 20 years in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. The money is set to be placed in a fund ‘in order to provide certainty for customers […] Click here to view original…

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Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m for cladding and fire safety repairs

By News Feed | 3 March 2021

PA Media UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has allocated £125m to help pay for cladding and fire safety repairs. More than 230 buildings could benefit from the funding, including those under 18 metres tall, which are not eligible for government grants. The company said the work would make apartments safe […] Click here to view original…

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Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m to fix cladding

By News Feed | 3 March 2021

The housebuilder has reported a fall in profit but was confident in the market One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has reinstated its dividend and said that it would set aside £125 million to improve fire safety in its developments in the wake of the cladding scandal. Taylor Wimpey’s fund […] Click here to view original…

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Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m for cladding and fire safety repairs

By News Feed | 2 March 2021

PA Media UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has allocated £125m to help pay for cladding and fire safety repairs. More than 230 buildings could benefit from the funding, including those under 18 metres tall, which are not eligible for government grants. The company said the work would make apartments safe […] Click here to view original…

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Quayside residents in 1am fire alarm terror as elderly struggle to evacuate cladding danger building

By News Feed | 2 March 2021

Fire engines were outside the St Ann’s Quay building on the Newcastle Quayside in the early hours of Saturday There was panic on the Newcastle Quayside in the early hours of Saturday morning after a fire alarm at an apartment block embroiled in a cladding scandal. Around 150 people […] Click here to view original…

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Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m for cladding and fire safety repairs

By News Feed | 2 March 2021

Cladding being removed from a building UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has allocated £125m to help pay for cladding and fire safety repairs. More than 230 buildings could benefit from the funding, including those under 18 metres tall, which are not eligible for government grants. The company said the work […] Click here to view original…

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Taylor Wimpey to spend £125m on cladding and safety measures

By News Feed | 2 March 2021

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has announced it will pay out £125 million to fund the replacement of cladding and other fire safety work on all its developments built in the past 20 years. The money is set to be placed in a fund “in order to provide certainty for customers […] Click here to view original…

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Taylor Wimpey unveils £125m cladding fund as dividend returns

By News Feed | 2 March 2021

Construction workers work on a Taylor Wimpey housing estate in Aylesbury, England. Photo: Eddie Keogh/Reuters Taylor Wimpey has announced it will resume paying dividends and set aside £125m ($173m) for post-Grenfell cladding and other fire safety work on its apartment blocks. The leading UK housebuilder ( TW.L ) leapt […] Click here to view original…

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Cladding crisis: What is it and how is it affecting kids?

By News Feed | 2 March 2021

For more than three years, the cladding crisis has been affecting thousands of families. Across the UK, some kids are living in homes that have been classed as unsafe. There are families who are unable to move and are facing huge bills to fix cladding issues. “You’re supposed to […] Click here to view original…