Newham Council: Cladding delay building owner prosecuted successfully
Image caption, Newham Council says it is the first local authority to successfully prosecute a building owner for failing to remove flammable cladding By Yasmin Rufo BBC News An east London council has successfully prosecuted a building owner for failing to remove flammable cladding. Newham Council pursued legal action […]Click here to view original web…
Newham Council first local authority to prosecute for cladding removal delay
Newham Council has become the first local authority to successfully prosecute a building owner for failing to meet their cladding removal deadline under the Housing Act 2004. Lumiere building at 544 Romford Road, London had dangerous cladding which should have been removed from the building by 31 March 2021, […] Click here to view original…
Council wins cladding removal court case
City of London Magistrates Court ruled against building owner Chaplair Ltd this week after it failed to meet a deadline to remove flammable cladding from its Lumiere building in east London. Newham Council pursued legal action after Chaplair failed to remove cladding by the 31 March 2021 deadline imposed […] Click here to view original…
Newham Council: The building owner who caused the cladding delay was successfully prosecuted
A council in East London has effectively brought legal action against a building owner for neglecting to remove combustible siding. 20 October 2023 Fire Safety FD&A Fire Risk Assessment Newham Council filed a lawsuit against Chaplair Ltd. for neglecting to remove the dangerous cladding by the deadline. The council […] Click here to view original…
Council wins landmark cladding removal case
The Lumiere building is located at 544 Romford Road, London E7 (Image: Zoopla) Newham Council has successfully prosecuted a building owner that failed to remove dangerous cladding from a residential high-rise in East London. The local authority pursued legal action against Chaplair Ltd using powers under the Housing Act […] Click here to view original…
Newham Council: Cladding delay building owner prosecuted successfully
Image caption, Newham Council says it is the first local authority to successfully prosecute a building owner for failing to remove flammable cladding By Yasmin Rufo BBC News An east London council has successfully prosecuted a building owner for failing to remove flammable cladding. Newham Council pursued legal action […] Click here to view original…
Newham wins landmark cladding removal case
43 minutes The London Borough of Newham has become the first local authority to prosecute a building owner for delays in removing flammable cladding. The Lumiere building [from Google Streetview] City of London Magistrates Court this week ruled against Chaplair Ltd after it failed to meet a deadline to […] Click here to view original…
OPINION – The Standard View: Rishi Sunak’s perilous task to stop war spreading
“You have suffered an unspeakable, horrific act of terrorism and I want you to know that the United Kingdom and I stand with you.” Rishi Sunak arrived in Israel this morning with a message, but also on a multifaceted mission. His first aim is to demonstrate, by both his […] Click here to view original…
Fire chiefs serve enforcement notices on council over five high-rise blocks
Fire chiefs have served enforcement notices on the council after a recent inspection of five high-rise blocks in Brighton and Hove. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) said that fire safety work was required to be completed by dates ranging from the end of this month to September […] Click here to view original…
Newham wins landmark cladding removal case
Image: Yau Ming Low / Shutterstock.com. Newham LBC has become the first council in Britain to successfully prosecute a building owner for failing to remove flammable cladding. In a verdict delivered yesterday, deputy chief magistrate at City of London Magistrates Court Tan Ikram, ruled against Chaplair Ltd for failing […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders obtain first remediation order under Building Safety Act for defective cladding
Leaseholders in Streatham Hill, London, have successfully obtained the first recorded remediation order under the Building Safety Act (BSA) 2022. A group of leaseholders at 2-4 Leigham Court Road successfully obtained a remediation order against their landlord for defective external cladding and other safety issues. According to legal company […] Click here to view original…
Crown Heights residents can open windows by ‘up to’ 10cm during work
Crown Heights residents able to open windows by ‘up to’ 10cm during cladding work (Image: Newsquest) RESIDENTS in a Basingstoke apartment block will be able to open their windows during work to remove potentially dangerous cladding by ‘up to’ 10cm, it has now been said. As previously reported, residents […] Click here to view original…