Apartment above Harvey Nichols on market for £1500 a month now dangeous cladding is fixed
Work to remove combustible cladding in a luxury Bristol high-rise has finally been completed more than three years after owner Bristol Alliance submitted a planning application for it to be replaced in August 2019 – and approved by Bristol City Council three months later. The Eclipse Tower, situated above […]Click here to view original web…
Joel James MS on cladding and property reform in Wales
MS Joel James IS HAS been more than five years since the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, and dangerous cladding on residential buildings still remains a problem across the UK. Currently, in Wales, there are thousands of homeowners living in dangerously clad buildings and this has become not only a […] Click here to view original…
Apartment above Harvey Nichols on market for £1500 a month now dangeous cladding is fixed
Eclipse Tower above Harvey Nichols in Cabot Circus Work to remove combustible cladding in a luxury Bristol high-rise has finally been completed more than three years after owner Bristol Alliance submitted a planning application for it to be replaced in August 2019 – and approved by Bristol City Council […] Click here to view original…
Joel James MS on cladding and property reform in Wales
MS Joel James IS HAS been more than five years since the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, and dangerous cladding on residential buildings still remains a problem across the UK. Currently, in Wales, there are thousands of homeowners living in dangerously clad buildings and this has become not only a […] Click here to view original…
Cladding hit flat owners welcome new funding support to help with unsafe building repairs
Cladding-hit flat owners living in ‘orphan’ buildings have been targeted under a new scheme launched by the Government. The flat owners have campaigned for years to get their unsafe buildings repaired and for the costs to be covered by those responsible. During this period, many have received bills for […] Click here to view original…
Building safety in Bristol
On 25th September, Abdul Jabar Oryakhel fell to his death from his flat on the 16th floor. He was trying to escape the blaze at council block Twinnell House. As the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower tragedy concluded that every one of the 72 deaths was avoidable, Bristol’s two […] Click here to view original…
SNP accused of cutting £6m from cladding scheme to fund ‘Braveheart rip-off’ Scexit plan
The Grenfell Tower fire led to the UK Government handing out money to devolved administrations to help them remove unsafe cladding. The SNP has been accused of putting ahead of people’s safety after it was revealed they had cut £6m out of their cladding budget. It was revealed that […] Click here to view original…
Progress against the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 recommendations, December 2022 (accessible version)
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Judy Terry: How the drive for fire safety has increased fire risk in Ipswich
Judy Terry: Ipswich town centre can’t cope with the number of asylum seekers being put up in hotels Judy Terry: We need public consent to produce more energy. New pylons in East Anglia fail that test. Judy Terry: Councillors need power to challenge the failure of mental health treatment […] Click here to view original…
Agents facing ‘difficult few months’ as property market dips – claim
Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB suggests agents are increasingly “feeling the pinch” due to a drop in house sales across the property market and rising business costs. Spokesman Jonathan Rolande highlighted LSL […] Click here to view original…
Bristol harbourside residents ‘stuck’ and ‘frustrated’ over cladding delays
Balmoral House at Bristol Harbourside People living at Bristol harbourside say they feel “stuck” and “frustrated” after a delay in removing potentially dangerous cladding from their blocks of flats. They are yet to see the results of a fire safety survey and say their insurance premiums have gone “through […] Click here to view original…
Flammable polystyrene cladding used on Bristol towers: was the writing on the wall?
After two fires at tower blocks fitted with expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation, Bristol City Council is stripping the flammable material from all its high-rises. But experts say it should never have been allowed in the first place. The polystyrene insulation fixed to more than half of Bristol’s high-rises and […] Click here to view original…