Cladding

As part of a new regeneration project, plans have been submitted to demolish two social housing blocks in Harlow which used to house young people who were on the streets. Known as Occasio House in Harlow, Essex, the complex closed in 2016 and the owner was informed that it […] Click here to view original…

Jessica Stanway, JMW Solicitors Jessica Stanway, solicitor of Commercial Litigation at JMW Solicitors, questions who will be responsible for the cost of the aftermath of the Grenfell tragedy. The Building Safety Act 2022 (“the Act”) came into force on 28 June 2022, and fundamentally changes the landlord and tenant […] Click here to view original…

Developer London Square blasts government for ’discredit’ done to the firm by department’s handling of fire safety pledge Housing secretary Michael Gove threatened to effectively put housebuilders out of business if they did not sign the pledge Housebuilders Telford Homes and London Square have signed the government’s cladding contract, […] Click here to view original…

Dangerous cladding has been a national issue since the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people died Michael Gove has launched an stinging attack on one of the country’s biggest pension funds, accusing it of failing to fix “life-critical” fire risks at ten buildings it owns with dangerous cladding. […] Click here to view original…

A building complex used to house young people which was left derelict after the Grenfell Tower fire saw replacement costs skyrocket is set to be demolished. A planning application for the demolition of Occasio House in Harlow , which has been abandoned for seven years, was validated by the […] Click here to view original…

Work to strip the flammable cladding from the 17-storey St Francis Tower began in August 2018 People living in a tower block of flats shrouded in plastic have been told the work would continue for more than another six months, a landlord said. Work to strip the flammable cladding […] Click here to view original…

The six-storey building has been abandoned since 2016 A building complex used to house young people which was left derelict after the Grenfell Tower fire saw replacement costs skyrocket is set to be demolished. A planning application for the demolition of Occasio House in Harlow , which has been […] Click here to view original…

Cladding fell off the Albion House building and landed in a pedestrianised area (Picture: Roland Foxcroft Cellar Magnifique) Traders whose businesses and customers were put at risk from sheet metal falling from a Surrey council-owned building have been told the authority will not pay compensation until the “liable party” […] Click here to view original…

Fire crews at Dorney over the weekend [ ❤️Camden Facebook group ] RESIDENTS on an estate which was completely evacuated for weeks over a fire safety alert say they were on “tenterhooks” when a blaze torched part of a stairwell over the Easter weekend. Firefighters were called to the […] Click here to view original…

Kingspan’s K15 insulation board was used on about 5 per cent of the insulation layer of external cladding of the Grenfell tower, unbeknown to the company Kingspan chief executive Gene Murtagh has received “qualified support” from a leading advisory firm to shareholders for his re-election at the company’s upcoming […] Click here to view original…