Work to de-construct Leamington and Horatia House in Portsmouth will cost up to £12m
Portsmouth Councillor Darren Sanders at Leamington House in Earlsdon Street. Picture by: Malcolm Wells (180605-2128) Copyright: JPIMedia Following a ‘more detailed assessment’ Portsmouth City Council is confident the removal of Leamington and Horatia House in Somers Town will cost between £6m and £12m and take around 10 months. Plans […] Click here to view original…
Fire Safety Bill announced
The proposed Fire Safety Bill builds on action already taken to ensure that people feel safe in their homes, and a tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire never happens again. Announced on 19th March, the bill will amend the Fire Safety Order 2005 to clarify that the responsible person […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders ask for funding amid COVID-19 outbreak
A JOINT statement from cladding action groups made up of leaseholders from across the UK have called on the government to help fund interim safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inside Housing reported on the statement from the Birmingham Leasehold Action Group, the Leeds Cladding Scandal group, Manchester Cladiators […] Click here to view original…
Central Scotland MSP calls for ban on combustible material in cladding
Graham Simpson, Central Scotland MSP believes thousands of Scots are living in potentially unsafe properties CENTRAL Scotland MSP Graham Simpson is calling for an immediate ban on combustible material in cladding. Mr Simpson, who is the shadow cabinet secretary for housing, has spoken out following a meeting of the […] Click here to view original…
The new Fire Safety Bill – what does it mean?
This week’s draft legislation is good news but serious questions remain, writes Andrew Mellor The Home Office yesterday introduced a new bill that is intended to improve fire safety in multi-occupancy residential buildings in England and Wales. The Fire Safety Bill was proposed following consultation with industry on required […] Click here to view original…
Freeholders attacked over cladding ‘get big windfall’
A recent survey found that insurance costs have increased markedly on many cladding sites The housing secretary has been accused of giving a huge windfall to the owners of residential development freeholds days after attacking them for their response to the flammable cladding crisis. Last week Robert Jenrick announced […] Click here to view original…
Resident’s of ‘death-trap’ Bromley block appeal for funds to cover fire-watch cost
Left To Right Hayley Kennedy, 33, Graham Snewin, 67, Rituparna Saha, 43, Rachel Guy, 57, Luke Austin, 31 Residents in a dangerously flammable Bromley flat-block are raising funds to cover the cost of round-the-clock waking watch as coronavirus isolation cuts off many of their incomes. Northpoint, a converted office […] Click here to view original…
NFCC pleased to see new Fire Safety Bill announced
The National Fire Chiefs Council is pleased to see the announcement of the new Fire Safety Bill, which includes measures NFCC has been calling for since 2017. NFCC: pleased to see new Fire Safety Bill announced Announced on 19th March, the new bill – which amends the Fire […] Click here to view original web…
Profession faces PI insurance ‘horror story’ over fire risk, architect warns
The architecture profession is facing a ‘horror story’ over professional indemnity insurance covering fire risk, a Leeds-based architect has warned Mark Hide of Mark Hide Associates has been insured via the RIBA Insurance Agency for the past 13 years but can no longer obtain professional indemnity insurance that covers […] Click here to view original…
Council chiefs say new Fire Safety Bill ‘step in the right direction’
Building owners and managers of high-rise and multi-occupied buildings are to be held to account for the safety of their residents thanks to new legislation. The Home Office is today introducing a new Bill to improve fire safety in buildings in England and Wales. It aims at clarifying that […] Click here to view original…
Government publishes Fire Safety Bill
Picture: Getty Sharelines The bill, introduced to parliament by the Home Office yesterday , amends the Fire Safety Order 2005 to “clarify” that the duty holder for blocks of flats must “manage and reduce the risk of fire” posed by building structure, external wall systems and entrance doors. Fire […] Click here to view original…
Home Office unveils new bill to improve fire safety in buildings
The proposed Fire Safety Bill builds on action already taken to ensure that people feel safe in their homes, and a tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire never happens again. The bill will amend the Fire Safety Order 2005 to clarify that the responsible person or duty-holder for multi-occupied, […] Click here to view original…