Cladding

Property developer Bellway has set aside a further £51.8million to fix fire-trap flats after its profits doubled, it was announced yesterday. The firm said the extra funding takes the amount it has pledged for unsafe buildings since Grenfell in 2017 to £164.7million. It has made around £2billion profit in […] Click here to view original…

Reece Garcia said flat owners are “crying out” for a solution An apartment owner facing a large bill for fire safety improvements has said it is “like living in purgatory”. Reece Garcia, 33, received a service charge for £103,000 for his apartment in a high-rise building in Leeds. He […] Click here to view original…

In this article we look at what a Form EWS1 is, when one might be required, and how it could affect our landlord and tenant clients alike. What is an EWS1 Form? Following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017, the government engaged in extensive consultation to address […] Click here to view original…

Plans for thousands of affordable homes are likely to be dropped as billions of pounds are set aside to fix the building safety crisis, UK builders have warned. Clarion Housing Group , the UK’s largest provider of affordable housing, told The Guardian it is set to build 1,800 fewer […] Click here to view original…

Life behind plastic at Islington Gates, Birmingham It has been two years since residents at a block of flats in Birmingham were told cladding was making their homes unsafe. Islington Gates is among the first developments in the country to undergo remediation works after the Grenfell fire raised concerns […] Click here to view original…

Plans for thousands of affordable homes face being scrapped as billions of pounds are diverted to fixing the building safety crisis, builders have said. Clarion Housing Group, the UK’s largest provider of affordable housing, has told the Guardian it is on course to build 1,800 fewer affordable properties over […] Click here to view original…

Jo, Emma and Leo face a daily battle Build Back Better could hardly have been a more ironic statement at this week’s Conservative Party Conference, staged in the eye of the cladding and housing crises. Delegates needed only to pull back their hotel curtains to see that Manchester Conference […] Click here to view original…

Emilie Boswell bought her dream home a year after the Grenfell fire. Now she says it’s like a noose around her neck Emilie Boswell is one of three million people affected by the scandal exposed by the Grenfell disaster Emilie Boswell could not believe her luck when, at 22, […] Click here to view original…

London councils reveal £98bn plan to retrofit 3.8 million homes Network Homes agrees deal to build its largest ever development Khan commissions review into increasing GLA housing delivery London council ends contractor’s repairs deal one year into five-year contract Developer could seek HA partner on new 380-home London scheme […] Click here to view original…

Flat owner receives £101K invoice for dangerous cladding repairs 1 Homeowner receives cladding bill for £101K: Building safety crisis hits home as 26-year-old gets a six-figure invoice for repairs to her £180K flat Emilie Boswell lives in a two-bed flat in Leeds Dock affected by cladding issues She has […] Click here to view original…