Cladding

Image to show cladding (Image: Image to show cladding) THE Scottish Government is trying to speed up the remediation process for buildings affected by unsafe cladding, a minister has said. Housing minister Paul McLennan admitted it is taking “too long” for many homeowners to have their properties assessed. The […] Click here to view original…

Barratt has become the first major housebuilder to publicly declare that it has signed a Scottish Government-initiated agreement aimed at fixing unsafe cladding in buildings 11 metres high and taller. The FTSE 100-listed firm said today that it signed the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord, a post-Grenfell initiative that was […] Click here to view original…

MSPs told homeowners are angry at how long the process to replace unsafe cladding is taking Scotland’s housing minister says he wants to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings, after being told homeowners are angry and frustrated at how slow the process is. Following the […] 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…

MSPs told homeowners are angry at how long the process to replace unsafe cladding is taking Scotland’s housing minister says he wants to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings, after being told homeowners are angry and frustrated at how slow the process is. Following the […] Click here to view original…

Inflationary pressures are making it “almost impossible” for councils in London to build new homes, while shared ownership is no longer an affordable product, the former chief executive of one of the most active housebuilding councils has warned. Since April 2016 Brent has begun work on 2,000 affordable homes […] Click here to view original…

Protesters from Leaseholders Together gather at rally in Parliament Square, Westminster, central London, demanding help from the government over repair bills for their properties which are encased in potentially lethal cladding, September 16, 2021 × THE Scottish government is trying to speed up the remediation process for buildings affected […] Click here to view original…

MSP Paul McLennan (Image: ScotParl) THE Scottish Government is trying to speed up the remediation process for buildings affected by unsafe cladding, a minister has said. Housing minister Paul McLennan admitted it is taking “too long” for many homeowners to have their properties assessed. The Grenfell tower fire of […] Click here to view original…

Doc Fictoria complex in Caernarfon. (Image: Google StreetView) Watkin Jones will foot the bill to carry out fire and safety repairs at a prestigious Menai Strait waterfront apartment complex. The North Wales Fire & Rescue Service confirmed last week that there were “issues with the cladding” at the Doc […] Click here to view original…

MSP Paul McLennan (Image: ScotParl) THE Scottish Government is trying to speed up the remediation process for buildings affected by unsafe cladding, a minister has said. Housing minister Paul McLennan admitted it is taking “too long” for many homeowners to have their properties assessed. The Grenfell tower fire of […] Click here to view original…