Cladding

Tenants say they feel like they are living on a permanent building site By Abbie Jones Social affairs correspondent, BBC North West Residents living in tower blocks where the cladding has been removed but not yet replaced say they are “depressed and embarrassed” by the situation. Tenants in the […] Click here to view original…

Three cladding companies, whose poor practices were uncovered by the Grenfell Tower incident, have been issued a severe warning by the Housing Secretary if they fail to provide a comprehensive financial package to fix unsafe buildings. Michael Gove has written to investors in Ireland’s Kingspan, US-based Arconic, and France’s […] Click here to view original…

A new build in Elephant and Castle has been empty for nearly four years after residents were forced to move out due to unsafe cladding – and remedial works still haven’t started. In 2019, tenants and leaseholders of 26-28 Arch Street in Elephant and Castle, were forced to move […] Click here to view original…

The government has been accused of failing to “get a grip of the building safety crisis”, after new data shows that less than £1bn has been spent replacing dangerous non-ACM cladding from people’s homes. The Building Safety Fund (BSF), which pays for the remediation of unsafe non-aluminium composite material […] Click here to view original…

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written to major investors in cladding companies involved in the Grenfell Tower blaze, warning them they face “severe consequences” if they do not agree “a comprehensive financial package” to fix unsafe buildings. Gove wrote to investors in Ireland’s Kingspan, US-based Arconic, and France’s Saint-Gobain […] Click here to view original…

Arch St, Elephant and Castle, first built in 2011, was one of the Heygate replacement housing sites. (Google) A new build in Elephant and Castle has been empty for nearly four years after residents were forced to move out due to unsafe cladding – and remedial works still haven’t […] Click here to view original…

Arch St, Elephant and Castle, first built in 2011, was one of the Heygate replacement housing sites. (Google) A new build in Elephant and Castle has been empty for nearly four years after residents were forced to move out due to unsafe cladding – and remedial works still haven’t […] Click here to view original…

©Paul Williamson | iSock Three cladding companies, whose poor practices were uncovered by the Grenfell Inquiry, have been warned by the government that they will face “severe consequences” if they do not provide a comprehensive financial package to fix unsafe buildings Grenfell Tower, a high-rise block of flats in […] Click here to view original…

LONDON, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — An amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill is set to be debated by the Earl of Lytton in the House of Lords on Monday, 24th April 2023. The Polluter Pays Amendment will provide added protection to property owners who’ve discovered their […] Click here to view original…

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has written to shareholders of three cladding companies involved in the Grenfell Inquiry, urging them to use their influence to “engage constructively in helping us reach a just resolution for all concerned”. Mr Gove wrote to investors in Kingspan, Arconic and Saint-Gobain, having warned […] Click here to view original…