Cladding
New 25-storey tower block in Croydon town centre approved
How the development could look from the junction of Frith Road and Drummond Road (Image: Barratt London) Plans for a new 25-storey block of flats in Croydon town centre have been given the green light. The new flats will replace the Citiscape block which was built 20 years ago […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreRICS regulatory board quits en masse amid ongoing dispute with the government
The building sector has been left in a state of confusion after all of the nine-member regulatory board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suddenly resigned en masse late yesterday. The RICS Standards and Regulation Board is responsible for reviewing and investigating surveyors who aren’t following industry […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNew 25-storey tower block in Croydon town centre approved
How the development could look from the junction of Frith Road and Drummond Road (Image: Barratt London) Plans for a new 25-storey block of flats in Croydon town centre have been given the green light. The new flats will replace the Citiscape block which was built 20 years ago […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNew 25-storey tower block in Croydon town centre approved
How the development could look from the junction of Frith Road and Drummond Road (Image: Barratt London) Plans for a new 25-storey block of flats in Croydon town centre have been given the green light. The new flats will replace the Citiscape block which was built 20 years ago […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreRICS Standards and Regulation Board Resigns En Masse
There Will be No Break in Continuity of Professional Body, RICS Says After Shock Departures RICS’s London headquarters. (CoStar) CoStar News The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Standards and Regulation Board has resigned en masse, throwing into doubt the critical implementation of recommendations made by an independent review into […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreView of the building safety crisis from residents: fear, distrust, and rage
At FIREX 2023 in May, two homeowners who have become involved in the larger campaign on fire safety remediation shared their heartfelt perspectives. Reporting by Ron Alalouff. 27 June 2023 Fire Doors FD&A Fire and Rescue Equipment Business Support Fire Risk Assessment In order to take on freeholders and […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLondon leaseholders pay service charges 25% higher than national average
Leaseholders in London are paying an average of 25% more in service charges than the rest of England and Wales , new data has shown. Rates across the two countries have increased by 51.7% since 2018, 37% of which came between 2018 and 2019. Advertisement Hamptons, which published the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJust two firms left to sign cladding remediation contract
Dandara the latest to put pen to paper Dandara is the latest homebuilder to sign a government contract committing to remediating unsafe buildings, leaving just two firms still holding out. “We are pleased to confirm that having signed the Developers Pledge Letter earlier this year, we have also now […] Click here to view original…
Read More25-storey block of flats to replace Croydon’s Citiscape building
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter Plans for a new 25-storey block of flats in Croydon town centre have been given the green light. The new flats will replace the Citiscape block, which was built 20 years ago but which has been caught up in the cladding scandal in […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreDandara signs cladding remediation contract
Only Rydon Homes and Abbey Developments are still to sign Dandara is the latest homebuilder to sign a government contract committing to remediating unsafe buildings, leaving just two firms still holding out. “We are pleased to confirm that having signed the Developers Pledge Letter earlier this year, we have […] Click here to view original…
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