Analysis: Latest cladding crisis news unlikely to satisfy Boris Johnson’s own MPs
MPs have called for the Prime Minister to step in amid the cladding crisis. Boris Johnson’s backbenchers are growing increasingly rebellious. In recent weeks, they’ve voiced concerns about reported Treasury plans to end the £20 a week Universal Credit uplift. They’ve been up in arms about the government’s refusal […]Click here to view original web…
Boris Johnson accused of betraying homeowners over cladding crisis
Boris Johnson stands accused of betraying homeowners after ministers unveiled a £3.5bn fund to fix dangerous cladding which risks leaving an estimated half a million people still facing financial difficulties. The prime minister faced a backlash from his own MPs after the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, announced that homeowners […] Click here to view original…
Industry reaction to government’s £3.5bn fund to tackle unsafe cladding
There has been a mixed response from commentators up and down the country to the government’s announcement of a £3.5bn fund to fix dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings in England. The government says that it will provide direct funding to pay for the removal and replacement for all leaseholders […] Click here to view original…
Robert Jenrick defends plan to end cladding scandal amid criticism
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick (Yui Mok/PA) The Housing Secretary has defended his heavily-criticised plan to end the “cladding scandal”, insisting it is fair that lower-rise leaseholders face bills of up to £50 a month for the removal of unsafe materials. Robert Jenrick said it was a “pretty affordable amount […] Click here to view original…
Persimmon sets aside £75m for work on potentially unsafe cladding post-Grenfell
Chris Radburn/PA Wire HOUSEBUILDING giant Persimmon has set aside £75 million to pay for work on potentially unsafe cladding on 26 multi-storey buildings constructed by the group. The Charles Church owner said it had identified nine high-rise buildings over 18 metres built by the group where cladding may need […] Click here to view original…
Government warned of unintended consequences of cladding safety measures
Housing secretary accused of offering ‘second-rate loans’ to people in dangerous buildings The government has been warned the building safety measures it announced yesterday could have a string of unintended consequences. A tax on developers could inhibit new schemes and push up property prices, while the Building Safety Fund […] Click here to view original…
Jenrick warned of unintended consequences of cladding safety measures
Former RIBA president accuses government of offering ‘second-rate loans’ to people in dangerous buildings The government has been warned the building safety measures it announced yesterday could have a string of unintended consequences. A tax on developers could inhibit new schemes and push up property prices, while the Building […] Click here to view original…
Householders hit by cladding crisis face bills of £50 a month in new Government scheme
Grenfell Tower in west London Want the latest news sent to your inbox daily? Sign up to our FREE newsletter below When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our […] Click here to view original…
The cladding crisis: Government funding leaves many homeowners having to fend for themselves
Too little, too late. That is the verdict of angry homeowners up and down the country on on high-rise buildings. Nearly four years after the Grenfell Tower fire first exposed the crisis, the housing secretary has announced £3.5bn worth of grants to strip cladding, . Those living in hazardous […] Click here to view original…
Fury as flat owners to be billed to have death-trap cladding removed
Despite a £3.5billion pledge to clear cladding from unsafe high-rise flats, leaseholders in 36ft to 59ft (11-18m) buildings will merely be offered loans for the work – with repayments capped at £50 a month. Mr Jenrick said the Government would pay to strip cladding from tower blocks taller than […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell Inquiry: Arconic sales manager ‘knew cladding would burn’
The sales executive who sold combustible cladding to the Grenfell Tower refurbishment knew that it was unsafe to use on high-rise buildings, the inquiry has heard. Former Arconic sales manager Deborah French sent an internal email in 2013 warning of the dangers of using aluminium composite cladding (ACM) following […] Click here to view original…
Pressure builds on Scottish Government to address cladding issue
UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, who yesterday announced English spending plans The Scottish Government has come under increased pressure to address the building cladding crisis after UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced an additional £3.5bn fund to fix high-rise buildings in England. As trailed yesterday , he described the […] Click here to view original…