Housebuilding targets ‘under threat’ from colossal bill to fix cladding crisis
Too many people are still feeling trapped in unsafe homes and being exploited by exorbitant insurance MPs warn Caption: Memorial to victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 which killed 72 people. (Henry Nicholls/AFP) share Share bookmark Save Eight years on from the Grenfell disaster, MPs warned the […]Click here to view original web…
Cladding scandal could cost £22bn with Southampton flats affected
Southampton is the most affected by the cladding in Hampshire (Image: NQ) A report has found the cladding crisis could cost up to £22.4 billion as it is revealed part of Southampton is the worst affected area in Hampshire. The figure was revealed in a report by the House […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: Appalling impact persists as Govt remediation plans fail to measure
Image representing news article Eight years on from Grenfell, PAC urges Govt to put residents at heart of remediation efforts, with thousands of unsafe buildings still yet to be identified. Read the report Read the report (PDF) Read all publications related to this inquiry Public Accounts Committee The cladding […] Click here to view original…
£2.7m project to remove fire-risk cladding from city centre set to begin
Kemley House, Prospect Street, Hull (Image: Hull Live) Work to remove fire-risk cladding from a Hull city centre building will start next month. Kemley House, located at the junction of Ferensway, Prospect Street, and Spencer Street, is covered in dangerous combustible cladding on the southern and eastern facing sides […] Click here to view original…
‘Grenfell Tower exposed shocking fire safety risks’
THE Grenfell Tower disaster on June 14, 2017, tragically claimed 72 lives and exposed shocking fire safety risks in buildings across the UK. In Scotland, attention turned to the flammable cladding used on many properties across the country. Research indicates that approximately 5500 high-rise buildings in Scotland, including notable […] Click here to view original…
Kemley House in Hull to get new cladding
City centre tower block to get new cladding 4 days ago BBC News Kemley House in Hull is to have new cladding installed An apartment block in Hull city centre is to have new cladding installed to make it safer. Pure Block Management said it had received £2.7m from […] Click here to view original…
City centre tower block to get new cladding
City centre tower block to get new cladding BBC News Kemley House in Hull is to have new cladding installed An apartment block in Hull city centre is to have new cladding installed to make it safer. Pure Block Management said it had received £2.7m from the government’s Cladding […] Click here to view original…
Government to intervene in Olympic village’s cladding test case
Counsel for Angela Rayner, the housing secretary, is expected to say that costs incurred before the Building Safety Act came into force are the liability of the present owner The government is due to intervene in a test case this week over who foots the multibillion-pound bill to repair […] Click here to view original…
Work to start on recladding of Hull apartment building after £2.7m Cladding Safety Scheme funding secured
Work is set to start next month on recladding an apartment building in Hull city centre to ensure it meets the latest Government requirements on fire safety. Kemley House in Hull is to be recladded to meet fire safety regulations It comes after Pure Block Management, which specialises in […] Click here to view original…
Extra cladding tax will jeopardise 1.5 million homes target, warns Berkeley Group
Berkeley Group, one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders, has cautioned the government that introducing another cladding tax will place “significant pressure” on its aim of delivering 1.5 million homes by the end of 2029. The warning follows industry-wide frustration over mounting costs linked to the remediation of unsafe cladding, […] Click here to view original…
Cladding tax threatens UK housebuilding target, says Berkeley Group
Developers say that to build as many homes as quickly as the government would like is a “real challenge” One of Britain’s biggest property developers has warned the government that placing another cladding tax on the industry will put “significant pressure” on its ambition of building 1.5 million homes […] Click here to view original…
Campaigners angry Senedd did not mark Grenfell anniversary
The remains of Grenfell Tower have been left standing since the deadly fire in 2017 (Lucy North/PA) (Image: PA) Cladding campaigners are outraged after the Senedd Commission refused their request to light up the Senedd building in Cardiff green to mark the anniversary of the Grenfell disaster. Welsh Cladiators, […] Click here to view original…