100% of high-rise social sector buildings have unsafe ACM replaced or work underway Around 95% of all high-rise ACM buildings fully remediated or have work on site More buildings on site with safety works last year than ever before, despite pandemic Ministers renew calls for safety work to be […]Click here to view original web…

The Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent enquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name but a few, and enquiries are on-going. In the meantime, people are living in multi-story buildings with no clear resolution to the issue of cladding on buildings. Future […] Click here to view original…

Thirteen civil court cases against 22 firms and organisations have been launched by Grenfell Tower survivors and relatives of the victims. The cases were filed at the High Court in London last month following the June 2017 blaze, which claimed the lives of 72 people. The Royal Borough of […] Click here to view original…

Housing and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said it was “clear that action is required now” A new regulator will be established with powers to ban the use of dangerous building materials, following evidence at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that manufacturers covered up safety issues. It will be able to […] Click here to view original…

The cash is part of a £1 billion UK fund set up as result of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 in which 72 people died Almost £100 million allotted to Scottish ministers to help homeowners living in properties wrapped in flammable materials remains untouched. Funding pledged last March […] Click here to view original…

Companies that make dangerous building materials such as those used at Grenfell Tower could be prosecuted and their products banned by a new watchdog announced by the government. The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick , said the new regulator for construction products was prompted by evidence at the public inquiry […] Click here to view original…

A new regulator will be set up to ensure the safety of building materials after ‘deeply disturbing’ evidence of malpractice was heard at the Grenfell Inquiry, the Government has said. The investigation into the fatal fire which killed 72 people in 2017 has heard that some firms involved in […] Click here to view original…

Thousands of high rise buildings around the country have cladding similar to that on Grenfell Tower A property firm has demanded that the Scottish Government allocate funds to help homeowners caught up in the cladding crisis. Apropos by DJ Alexander criticised the slow response to the plight of tens […] Click here to view original…

DM Hall Chartered Surveyors partner Eric Curran on the need for immediate action to rectify the UK’s cladding crisis . Eric Curran The Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent enquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name but a few, and enquiries are […] Click here to view original…

Birmingham-based Colmore Tang Construction has launched a cladding remediation service for building owners, managing agents and surveyors looking to replace dangerous, non-compliant cladding. Colmore Tang was launched in 2013 and has since grown into one of the most recognised contractors in the Midlands, delivering over 3,500 residential units, a […] Click here to view original…

PA Thousands of flats across large swathes of London have been left virtually unsellable because of a “cladding crisis” that is threatening to bring the property market to a standstill. Lenders are refusing to advance mortgages on blocks in areas such as Docklands that do not have the highest […] Click here to view original…

UK flat sales have halved as official data reveals for the first time how a scandal over the poor construction of recent homes is trickling into the economy. In September – the month that marks the height of the autumn property market – flat transactions worth £1.6 billion were […] Click here to view original…