Cladding

Dangerous cladding has been a national issue since the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people 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. Residents […] Click here to view original…

London developer criticised by Gove last month says it ’operates ethically’ and ‘champions integrity’ Galliard Homes has become the latest housebuilder to sign up to the government’s “self-remediation” contract, three weeks after it was named in Parliament as having failed to hit the deadline to do so. The £204m […] Click here to view original…

While some developers have now committed to housing secretary Michael Gove’s contract to pay for unsafe building repairs, it’s critically only one piece of the puzzle. The government has placed all of its eggs in the basket of getting developers to stump up funding and, if that fails, to […] Click here to view original…

In February, the government opened a consultation on statutory guidance and policy proposals for legislation that would create a duty for landlords to take reasonable steps to ensure that all alternative avenues of cost recovery have been explored before passing remediation costs on to leaseholders. They asked for views […] Click here to view original…

While some developers have now committed to housing secretary Michael Gove’s contract to pay for unsafe building repairs, it’s critically only one piece of the puzzle. The government has placed all of its eggs in the basket of getting developers to stump up funding and, if that fails, to […] Click here to view original…

A flat owner has given a cautious welcome to the Welsh government’s new scheme to tackle fire safety defects in medium and high-rise residential buildings after the Grenfell tragedy. Fire Safety FD&A Other Fire and Rescue Equipment Business Support Fire Risk Assessment Interest – free loans will be offered […] Click here to view original…

Firms exposed by Michael Gove for failing to sign a contract to repair post-Grenfell safety risks have joined the scheme. The housing secretary gave companies until 13 March to sign the agreement aimed at addressing cladding issues exposed by the Grenfell Tower fire. Mr Gove named the 11 firms […] Click here to view original…

You will recall that at the end of last year Michael Gove stated that he was intending to help those home owners who were trapped by the cladding scandal. Fast forward and we have the Building Safety Act 2022 which seeks to allocate responsibility for dealing with remedial works […] Click here to view original…

First time the property tribunal rules in favour of leaseholders under the Building Safety Act Arjun Batish, 32, a leaseholder with no legal experience has won a leaseholder revolt against developer and freeholder Inspired Sutton to pay back almost £200,000 that was wrongly demanded to pay to remove cladding […] Click here to view original…

Nova House A CASH-STRAPPED council is bracing itself to potentially stump up another £5m to complete cladding works at a ‘hazardous’ apartment block as costs spiral to nearly £30m. Slough Borough Council bought the owner of renovated office block Nova House in Slough, Ground Rent Estates 5 Limited, in […] Click here to view original…