NEWS Public Accounts Committee discusses plans for remediation of dangerous cladding PUBLISHED AUTHOR FPA Media SHARE On 3 February 2025, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) held a two-part evidence session on the remediation of dangerous cladding and the government’s response to the “ evolving cladding crisis […]Click here to view original web…

The fire in Eccleston House, Barton Hill Flammable cladding on several council tower blocks in Bristol could be removed more quickly than was initially hoped. A fire in 2022 led to fears that many of the dated blocks of flats were clad in material that was unsafe. Expanded polystyrene […] Click here to view original…

By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A judge has ordered works to be completed on a Paddington residential block with combustible cladding within 19 months, after the council took the landlord to tribunal over how long it was taking to address. Behbehani Middle East Trading Company, which is incorporated […] Click here to view original…

It follows news that Grenfell Tower is set to be demolished. Barton Hill flats Author: Luke Reevey Flammable cladding on several council tower blocks in Bristol could be removed more quickly than was initially hoped. A fire in 2022 at Eccleston House in Barton Hill led to fears that […] Click here to view original…

Re-cladding work on a block of flats in a high rise building in east London, England © Fred Duval/Shutterstock.com MPs and building safety campaigners have raised concerns over the speed and effectiveness of the Government’s plan to fix buildings with unsafe cladding. The latest post-Grenfell tragedy plan, which aims […] Click here to view original…

The Public Accounts Committee held a session on the Government’s plans for remediation. A cladding safety campaigner has branded a target date of 2029 for when buildings in England will have dangerous cladding removed ‘meaningless’ (Alamy/PA) A building safety campaigner has branded the Government’s 2029 deadline for cladding removal […] Click here to view original…

A Kuwaiti property company has been ordered to remove dangerous cladding and fix fire safety issues at a Paddington residential block within 19 months. Behbehani Middle East Trading Company must complete extensive remediation works at 5 Praed Street by October 2026, following action by Westminster City Council at a […] Click here to view original…

Flats in buildings with cladding usually need a fire safety form before they can get a mortgage Thousands of homeowners living in blocks of flats may not be able to sell their homes because of problems at the company that issued their crucial fire safety forms. The fire engineering […] Click here to view original…

Stephen Squires has felt unsafe in his flat for the last four years and has no option but to stay. A resident of Britton House in the Green Quarter, Stephen was told during the pandemic that his building would require £3 million of remediation works to remove flammable cladding. […] Click here to view original…

The building is a short walk from Edgware Road and has a Pret A Manger located next door A judge has ordered works to be completed on a Paddington residential block with combustible cladding within 19 months, after the council took the landlord to tribunal over how long it […] Click here to view original…

The high-rise apartment building at 29 Hunter Street in Parramatta is clad in combustible materials. The owners of apartments inside a troubled high-rise in Western Sydney are on the brink of ruin, unable to cover an $18 million bill to replace the building’s highly flammable and potentially deadly cladding. […] Click here to view original…

Dr Al Pinkerton, MP for Surrey Heath cladding Many properties in London which had their cladding assessed for fire risk have become very difficult to sell and are ‘unmortgageable’ after EWS1 forms were filled in incorrectly, Dr Al Pinkerton MP (pictured) has claimed. The EWS1 form (External Wall Fire […] Click here to view original…