David Scott: Building Safety Levy — What is it and is it coming to Scotland?
David Scott With a consultation now underway about a similar post-Grenfell Building Safety Levy to one introduced to impose a levy on certain new builds in England, Ledingham Chalmers LLP partner David Scott looks at what might happen north of the border. After the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, […]Click here to view original web…
Leigh Heath Court residents pay more than £2000 for cladding
FRUSTRATED residents have been forced to pay an additional £2,000 a year after insurance premiums at their block of flats leapt from £17,000 to £100,000 overnight. Residents of Leigh Heath Court, a 100-year-old building in London Road, Leigh have been hit with an enormous price increase after cladding led […] Click here to view original…
‘The Feudal Leasehold System That Threatens a Repeat of the Grenfell Disaster’
A blaze in a West London block of flats last week reveals how the leasehold system is still putting lives at risk, writes Labour MP Barry Gardiner 5 February 2024 Your support matters: Sign up to emails Subscribe to Byline Times SHARE THIS: 6 min Newsletter offer Subscribe to […] Click here to view original…
Families demand cladding investigation after fleeing from Wembley flats fire
Firefighters were still dampening down the block in Elm Road, Wembley, on Tuesday morning, 16 hours after hundreds of people were first evacuated. A cordon was still in place around the building and surrounding roads as investigators prepared to trawl through the charred structure to find out the cause […] Click here to view original…
Terrified families escape flats fire involving cladding and demand urgent investigation
More than 125 firefighters were called to the fire in Wembley with The London Fire Brigade confirming that cladding was involved in the blaze Residents of a north west London block of flats have demanded an investigation after fire tore through their building – which had flammable cladding still […] Click here to view original…
Elm Road Wembley cladding fire is ‘criminal complacency’
The fire in Elm Road, Wembley (Image: London Fire Brigade) A union has slammed the “criminal complacency” that it says led to a cladding blaze that damaged much of a block of flats and took more than 100 firefighters to put out. The Fire Brigades Union said the blaze […] Click here to view original…
Families warned about fire safety for months before flat set on fire
Monday evening’s fire has led to questions about the removal of dangerous cladding on residential buildings (Picture: Peter Manning/London News Pictures) The residents of a flat building in Wembley that went up in flames on Monday evening had raised concerns about fire safety for months, it has been revealed. […] Click here to view original…
Devastating flat blaze came after months of safety concerns from families
Monday evening’s blaze has led to questions about the removal of dangerous cladding on residential buildings (Picture: Peter Manning/London News Pictures) The residents of a flat building in Wembley that went up in flames on Monday evening had raised concerns about fire safety for months, it has been revealed. […] Click here to view original…
Wembley flats fire: Firms and government ignoring cladding fears – FBU
The side and roof of the building were badly damaged A cladding fire at a block of flats in north-west London has led to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) warning of “criminal complacency” on the part of the government and some building firms. Initial reports from London Fire Brigade […] Click here to view original…
Firefighters injured in Grenfell Tower inferno settle High Court claims for £20m
Defendants in claims included cladding companies and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Grenfell Tower in west London after the fire in which 72 people died (PA Archive) Firefighters who were injured in the Grenfell Tower fire have settled High Court claims for a total of £20 million, […] Click here to view original…
Wembley flats fire: Firms and government ignoring cladding fears – FBU
The side and roof of the building were badly damaged A cladding fire at a block of flats in north-west London has led to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) warning of “criminal complacency” on the part of the government and some building firms. Initial reports from London Fire Brigade […] Click here to view original…
Elm Road Wembley cladding fire is ‘criminal complacency’
The fire in Elm Road, Wembley (Image: London Fire Brigade) A union has slammed the “criminal complacency” that it says led to a cladding blaze that damaged much of a block of flats and took more than 100 firefighters to put out. The Fire Brigades Union said the blaze […] Click here to view original…