SA govt to help with fire cladding work
The SA government will provide loans to help property owners replace potentially flammable cladding. (EPA PHOTO) The owners of Adelaide apartment blocks with combustible cladding will be able to access state government loans to replace the dangerous material. Owners will have access to loans of up to $15 million […]Click here to view original web…
SA govt to help with fire cladding work
The SA government will provide loans to help property owners replace potentially flammable cladding. (EPA PHOTO) The owners of Adelaide apartment blocks with combustible cladding will be able to access state government loans to replace the dangerous material. Owners will have access to loans of up to $15 million […] Click here to view original…
Govt loan scheme to address flammable cladding on apartment towers
London’s Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 killed 74 people and brought the issue of flammable building cladding into sharp focus in South Australia. Photo: Andy Rain / EPA Planning Minister Nick Champion today announced the creation of the “Combustible Aluminium Composite Panel Cladding – Limited Loan Scheme”, which will […] 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…
Morello Quarter Basildon fire risk cladding plans ‘not good enough’
Plans – Morello Quarter (Image: google) FIRE-RISK cladding at a Basildon block of flats is set to be torn down, but campaigners claim the plans are “not safe enough”. Weston Homes is set to remove the covering and insulation, which is classed as a fire risk, at Morello Quarter, […] Click here to view original…
Morello Quarter Basildon fire risk cladding plans ‘not good enough’
Plans – Morello Quarter (Image: google) FIRE-RISK cladding at a Basildon block of flats is set to be torn down, but campaigners claim the plans are “not safe enough”. Weston Homes is set to remove the covering and insulation, which is classed as a fire risk, at Morello Quarter, […] Click here to view original…
Morello Quarter Basildon fire risk cladding plans ‘not good enough’
Plans – Morello Quarter (Image: google) FIRE-RISK cladding at a Basildon block of flats is set to be torn down, but campaigners claim the plans are “not safe enough”. Weston Homes is set to remove the covering and insulation, which is classed as a fire risk, at Morello Quarter, […] Click here to view original…
Scotland emergency budget review: Funding to remove unsafe cladding cut as part of government review
Funding has been slashed from the Scottish Government’s programme to remove potentially dangerous cladding from buildings across Scotland as part of its emergency budget review. The confirmation of the cuts come in the same week internal Government documents questioned the future of the programme and complained resources were “scarce”. […] Click here to view original…
‘It’s cruel, it’s intolerable’: Residents hit with huge bills for extra safety works
By Christine Ahern November 3, 2022 — 7.30pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Residents who have had flammable cladding removed from their apartments under a Victorian government program say they have been left broke and unable to sell their homes after the building regulator demanded […] Click here to view original…
Internal documents show cladding removal project in doubt
The Grenfell Tower tragedy killed 72 people in June 2017 Scottish Government efforts to remove potentially dangerous Grenfell-style cladding are in “disarray” as new documents reveal the success of the project is in “doubt”. Scottish Labour has criticised the handling of the cladding replacement scheme as internal documents, obtained […] Click here to view original…
Sadiq Khan ‘needs to name and shame’ rogue landlords that are failing on fire-hazard housing
Protesters demand “No More Grenfells” as building safety works move at snail’s pace The Mayor of London is being “too soft” on housing developers that have failed to remove unsafe cladding, building safety campaigners have warned. The End Our Cladding Scandal campaign – set up in the wake of […] Click here to view original…
Cladding removal programme in ‘disarray’
Grenfell Tower ablaze in 2017 The Scottish Government’s programme to remove risky Grenfell-style cladding from buildings is in “disarray” due to a lack of confidence in its delivery, according to new documents. The UK Government gave Scottish ministers £97m two years ago to improve potentially fatal cladding on buildings […] Click here to view original…