Progress ‘far too slow’ on post-Grenfell cladding crisis with thousands still living in fire-trap homes
The long-awaited Grenfell Tower Inquiry report moves bereaved families and survivors’ demands for justice a step closer. But thousands of people are still caught up in the wider building safety crisis 5 Sep 2024 Keir Starmer apologised to Grenfell survivors and bereaved families and promised more action to remediate […]Click here to view original web…
Housing developers who are slow to remove unsafe cladding face criminal charges
Remediation work has begun in only about half of the 4,630 buildings identified in England as having dangerous cladding Number 10 said it was looking to “compel” building owners to rapidly undertake safety improvements (Photo: Natalie Oxford/AFP via Getty Images) author avatar image Building developers who drag their feet […] Click here to view original…
‘We fear tragedy will strike before cladding goes’
‘We fear tragedy will strike before cladding goes’ BBC News, Essex Leigh Milner BBC News, Essex Reporting fromBasildon Jane Randle has campaigned outside the headquarters of developer Weston Homes People living in a block of flats fear a tragedy will strike before unsafe cladding is removed from their building. […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell fire: Seven years on, little has changed
The Grenfell fire exposed a systemic failure in all aspects of cladding installation in buildings throughout the UK. Until that fateful day on June 14, 2017, the Lakanal House tower block fire in London eight years earlier, which killed six people, was Britain’s worst tower block fire. In 1999, […] Click here to view original…
As the Grenfell report is published, why is cladding still on countless English homes?
WEST END FINAL WEST END FINAL Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . As Britain absorbs t he second phase of the report into […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell: Barratt says fixing widespread cladding issues will take up to five years
Barratt has said there is a shortage of qualified fire engineers who can fix the problem Barratt has said there is a shortage of qualified fire engineers who are able to refit buildings to reliable safety standards in light of the Grenfell tower disaster. “We recognise that this will […] Click here to view original…
Executives responsible for unsafe Grenfell Tower cladding banked over £100million since deadly fire
EXECUTIVES at companies responsible for unsafe Grenfell Tower cladding have banked more than £100million since the fire claimed 72 lives. One has bought a seafront mansion and another drives a Bond-themed Aston Martin. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy […] Click here to view original…
TV star whose own home has unsafe cladding hopes tragedy will not strike again
TV star Arthur Bostrom lives in a building which was tested for unsafe cladding in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire (Arthur Bostrom/PA) ‘Allo ‘Allo! star Arthur Bostrom, who lives in an apartment with unsafe cladding and other fire safety issues, has said he hopes tragic incidents like […] Click here to view original…
‘We fear tragedy will strike before cladding goes’
Lewis Adams – BBC News, Essex and Leigh Milner – BBC News, Essex Jane Randle has campaigned outside the headquarters of developer Weston Homes [John Fairhall/BBC] People living in a block of flats fear a tragedy will strike before unsafe cladding is removed from their building. Residents of Morello […] Click here to view original…
Housing minister admits progress on fixing cladding is ‘glacial’, seven years after Grenfell tragedy
Matthew Pennycook addressed the Grenfell tragedy. Picture: Alamy/LBC @yung_chuvak The Housing Minister has said that the pace of remediation work on buildings with dangerous cladding has been “glacial”. Listen to this article Loading audio… Matthew Pennycook told LBC’s Tonight With Andrew Marr that he was “determined” to speed up […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell Tower fire: Inquiry reveals UK government ‘well aware’ of deadly cladding and insulation
The UK government was “well aware” of the deadly risks posed by combustible cladding and insulation a year before the Grenfell Tower fire, but “failed to act on what it knew”, a landmark report has found by Staff Reporter 3 min read More than seven years on from the […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell fire: Seven deadly areas of blame from ‘dishonest’ cladding firms to ‘defensive’ Government
A domino effect of dishonest manufacturers, overseen by incompetent regulators and a complacent Government has led to a ‘web of blame’ for the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster A damning report into the Grenfell Tower fire that claimed 72 lives has made clear blame lies far and wide ( Image: […] Click here to view original…