Exclusive: Telford Homes to sign Gove’s cladding pledge after threat of ban
Property developer Telford Homes has capitulated to threats from Michael Gove and agreed to sign a pledge to fix faulty cladding similar to that which led to the fire at Grenfell Tower. One of London’s largest residential developers was one of 11 firms told they would be prevented from […]Click here to view original web…
Building Safety – Government Minister questioned by Levelling Up Committee
On Monday afternoon, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee will question Lee Rowley MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Local Government and Building Safety), on perceived gaps in the Building Safety Act 2022. Watch live on parliamentlive.tv Inquiry: Building Safety Remediation and Funding: Follow up Levelling Up, […] Click here to view original…
Extra support to help fast-track cladding replacement
Applications are now open for South Australians to access Government support to help fast-track the replacement of combustible panel cladding on eligible private buildings, including residential apartment buildings. The Combustible Aluminium Composite Panel Cladding Limited Loan Scheme will provide building owners with financial assistance to replace cladding on buildings […] Click here to view original…
UK’s major home builders sign cladding agreement to fix unsafe properties they constructed ‘as soon as reasonably practicable’
The major housebuilders pledged yesterday to fix cladding problems discovered after the Grenfell fire. The move follows pressure from Housing Secretary Michael Gove and will compel the companies to identify any buildings that they constructed that are deemed unsafe and fix them ‘as soon as reasonably practicable’. The ‘developed […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Michael Gove names firms yet to sign post-Grenfell fire safety contract
By Brian Wheeler Political reporter Michael Gove has named 11 firms who have so far refused to sign a contract to repair homes with safety risks exposed by the Grenfell Tower fire. He said 39 firms had signed the contract, which would see them spending £2bn to pay for […] Click here to view original…
Michael Gove poised to ban three developers for not signing cladding pledge
The Grenfell Tower fire of 2017 exposed the use of unsafe cladding Michael Gove is preparing to ban three of the UK’s most prominent developers from building projects after they refused to sign a legally binding pledge to fix unsafe cladding. Gove told 11 housing developers that the government […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis in UK deal leaves majority of affected buildings ‘orphaned’
A construction worker inspects cladding at residential apartments in London. Hollie Adams / Bloomberg Eleven building companies have been named and shamed by UK Housing Secretary Michael Gove for not signing the remediation contract aimed at addressing cladding issues following London’s Grenfell Tower fire . Mr Gove confirmed that […] Click here to view original…
Housebuilders named and shamed for refusing to fix cladding issues after Grenfell disaster
Gove urged companies to sign to prevent another disaster like Grenfell Housing secretary Michael Gove publicly named the housebuilding firms that have failed to commit to retrofitting buildings to prevent fires following the 2017 Grenfell disaster. Companies will be blocked from existing and future developments, Gove said to MPs […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Michael Gove names firms yet to sign post-Grenfell fire safety contract
By Brian Wheeler Political reporter Michael Gove has named 11 firms who have so far refused to sign a contract to repair homes with safety risks exposed by the Grenfell Tower fire. He said 39 firms had signed the contract, which would see them spending £2bn to pay for […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis in UK deal leaves majority of affected buildings ‘orphaned’
A construction worker inspects cladding at residential apartments in London. Hollie Adams / Bloomberg Eleven building companies have been named and shamed by UK Housing Secretary Michael Gove for not signing the remediation contract aimed at addressing cladding issues following London’s Grenfell Tower fire . Mr Gove confirmed that […] Click here to view original…
UK Builders Face Ban Unless They Commit to Repairing Unsafe Cladding
Sponsored by Insurance Journal Eleven property developers could be barred from the industry unless they sign a UK government contract to repair unsafe cladding on apartment blocks, according to Michael Gove, the secretary of state for housing. While 39 firms signed the commitment by Monday’s deadline , others including […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Michael Gove names firms yet to sign post-Grenfell fire safety contract
By Brian Wheeler Political reporter Michael Gove has named 11 firms who have so far refused to sign a contract to repair homes with safety risks exposed by the Grenfell Tower fire. He said 39 firms had signed the contract, which would see them spending £2bn to pay for […] Click here to view original…