Nearly 600 social housing blocks with unsafe cladding still have no remediation plan
A total of 596 social housing blocks with unsafe cladding still have no clear remediation plan in place, latest official figures have revealed. A block of flats undergoing cladding remediation (picture: Alamy) Sharelines Nearly 600 social housing blocks with unsafe cladding still have no remediation plan #ukhousing The figure […]Click here to view original web…
Flammable cladding helped fire spread across flats
Image source, Mark Deeley Image caption, About 300 people were evacuated from the building after the fire in August Neranjana Elapatha & Nathan Briant BBC News, Berkshire Published20 February 2025 Flammable cladding and strong winds helped a blaze spread across an apartment building after a balcony’s light fitting caught […] Click here to view original…
Flammable cladding helped fire spread across flats
About 300 people were evacuated from the building after the fire in August Flammable cladding and strong winds helped a blaze spread across an apartment building after a balcony’s light fitting caught fire, investigators have concluded. Nearly 300 residents were evacuated from Mosaic Apartments in Slough’s High Street just […] Click here to view original…
Flammable cladding helped fire spread across flats
About 300 people were evacuated from the building after the fire in August Flammable cladding and strong winds helped a blaze spread across an apartment building after a balcony’s light fitting caught fire, investigators have concluded. Nearly 300 residents were evacuated from Mosaic Apartments in Slough’s High Street just […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal: Government must listen to campaigners’ fears over barriers to justice: Greg Wright
In December, the new Labour Government acknowledged that far too many residential buildings still have unsafe cladding. In response, it published a Remediation Acceleration Plan which should mean that, by the end of 2029, all buildings over 59ft (18m) tall with unsafe cladding that are on a Government scheme […] Click here to view original…
Government to introduce new remediation enforcement unit for cladding
NEWS Government to introduce new remediation enforcement unit for cladding PUBLISHED AUTHOR FPA Media SHARE The government is in the process of setting up a “ dedicated Remediation Enforcement Unit ” within the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), a Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) official has revealed […] Click here to view original…
Cladding deadline ‘essentially meaningless’, campaigner tells MPs
A cladding safety campaigner has branded a target date of 2029 for when buildings in England will have dangerous cladding removed ‘meaningless’ (Alamy/PA) 3 February 2025 WEST END FINAL Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about […] Click here to view original…
Government setting up new cladding remediation enforcement unit
Body to sit within Building Safety Regulator and will be used to speed up remediation on higher risk buildings The government is setting up a new body to enforce cladding remediation on higher risk buildings. Building safety minister Alex Norris said the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is working with […] Click here to view original…
Cladding deadline ‘essentially meaningless’, campaigner tells MPs
A cladding safety campaigner has branded a target date of 2029 for when buildings in England will have dangerous cladding removed ‘meaningless’ (Alamy/PA) WEST END FINAL Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and […] Click here to view original…
Fire-risk tower blocks set for earlier revamp
Thousands of council tenants in homes at higher risk of fire could see their cladding replaced faster than expected [BBC] Flammable cladding on dozens of tower blocks could be replaced faster than originally planned. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) cladding is used on 38 tower blocks owned by Bristol City Council. […] Click here to view original…
Landlords caught up in latest cladding remediation problems
A Lib Dem MP has highlighted what he describes as an unfolding EWS1 form scandal after a fire safety consultant was sanctioned for unprofessional conduct. Al Pinkerton , MP for Surrey Heath, has submitted an urgent question to the House of Commons Speaker to ask the housing minister about […] Click here to view original…
Lessons from Grenfell: Enforcing the Remediation of Unsafe Cladding
The Government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan sets out the steps it will take to address the pace, which it describes as “far too slow”, of remediating qualifying buildings in England with unsafe cladding. The steps will include the increased use of enforcement. The government’s objectives The Plan is designed to […] Click here to view original…