Cladding

Mortgage repayments have left people fearing that they will reach a point where we just simply won’t have anymore money (Alistair Goodfellow/Lisa Petty/PA) 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 […] Click here to view original…

A cladding campaing group has called on opposition parties to “commit to firm action and full protection for all leaseholders”, following the publication of a damning poll into the Government ’s response to the crisis. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, in which 72 people died after a […] Click here to view original…

T wo thirds of London boroughs still have at least one tower block with the same combustible cladding blamed for fuelling the spread of the Grenfell fire, it can be revealed. Hundreds of buildings across the UK were identified as having Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) installed after the devastating […] Click here to view original…

An in-principle agreement has been reached with housing developers on the removal of unsafe cladding from buildings, the Scottish Government has said. The deal, which includes the industry body Homes for Scotland, could lead to companies which built the properties paying for the cladding work to be remediated. A […] Click here to view original…

Leyton, east London. The government could target borrowers more at risk of falling into arrears, suggests one analyst. As rising interest rates put a squeeze on millions of mortgage borrowers there have been calls for the government to intervene. But what could it do to help cash-strapped households? Improve […] Click here to view original…

Six years ago this week, the nation awoke to the horrific news that a fire had broken out in the night at Grenfell Tower, a residential block in west London. The tragedy ultimately cost 72 lives, with many residents trapped in their homes unable to escape the smoke and […] Click here to view original…

Two thirds of London boroughs still have at least one tower block with the same combustible cladding blamed for fuelling the spread of the Grenfell fire, it can be revealed. Hundreds of buildings across the UK were identified as having Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) installed after the devastating fire […] Click here to view original…

(Shutterstock / Artem Yampolcev) It is six years since the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people exposed the serious failings in UK building safety. Given the horror of that night and the role the building’s cladding and insulation played in the fire’s terrifying spread, it would be reasonable […] Click here to view original…

Six years after Grenfell, the UK’s high-rise dwellers continue to be burdened with the issue of fire safety in their buildings. Wireless fire devices could provide the answer building safety managers are looking for, argues Martin Lee, Business Development Manager at Hyfire. Martin Lee, Business Development Manager, UK & […] Click here to view original…

Two thirds of London boroughs still have at least one tower block with the same combustible cladding blamed for fuelling the spread of the Grenfell fire, it can be revealed. Hundreds of buildings across the UK were identified as having Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) installed after the devastating fire […] Click here to view original…