Cladding

A heartfelt view from two homeowners who have become involved in the wider campaign on fire safety remediation was given at FIREX 2023 in May. Ron Alalouff reports. IFSEC Insider long read – Snapshot summary: Uncertainty around remediation, waking watch measures and low quality fire safety inspections has caused […] Click here to view original…

Flat owners have seen annual service charges soar more than 50 per cent in the past five years, according to new research. The average 51.7 per cent increase since 2018 means homeowners typically now hand over £1,431 a year in these charges, the equivalent of £119 a month. Much […] Click here to view original…

The new development which could replace the Cityscape flats built in 2003 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 caught up in the […] Click here to view original…

Work being carried out on a high-rise residential scheme in London The chief executive of Willmott Dixon has warned schemes may be cancelled due to “considerable uncertainty” over the regulatory requirements around second staircases in high-rise blocks. Rick Willmott issued the warning as the industry waits to see if […] Click here to view original…

Today’s interest rate decision is set to deepen the UK’s mortgage crisis – and will be particularly painful for those trapped on variable rates Many people affected by the cladding crisis are trapped on variable rate mortgages, meaning today’s decision by the Bank of England will have an immediate […] Click here to view original…

I have owned a one-bedroom flat in London since 2014. In 2021, I started a family and we decided to move out as the flat was no longer fit for purpose. My intention was to sell the flat. However, the development I was living in was deemed to have […] Click here to view original…

I have owned a one-bedroom flat in London since 2014. In 2021, I started a family and we decided to move out as the flat was no longer fit for purpose. My intention was to sell the flat. However, the development I was living in was deemed to have […] Click here to view original…

Mortgage repayments have left people fearing that they will reach a point where we “just simply won’t have anymore money”, amid soaring interest rates. Figures from Moneyfactscompare .co.uk showed the average two-year fixed-rate residential mortgage rate on the market jumped to 6.07% on Tuesday, from 6.01% on Monday. Despite […] Click here to view original…

One person told PA: “We’ve had to cut back on everything – no eating out, we’re not buying clothes or really doing anything social anymore.” Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Two people next to each other Mortgage repayments have left people fearing that they will reach a point where […] Click here to view original…

Like it? Share it! More than half of respondents, or 62%, in the YouGov survey said they thought the government had handled the issue of flammable cladding poorly. 20 June 2023 Fire Safety Signs & Notices Fire Doors Fire Safety Fire Engineering FD&A Cavity Barriers Fire and Rescue Equipment […] Click here to view original…