Cladding

The government has announced plans to spend £42m on recruiting more than 200 building inspectors and fire-protection officers to support its new high-rise building safety regime. About 110 building inspectors and 111 fire-protection officers will be recruited and trained over the next three years, the Department for Levelling Up, […] Click here to view original…

Michael Gove this week tweeted: ‘Developers: you have one week to sign the building safety contract … or you will be banned from operating in the housing market.’ Michael Gove has threatened major housebuilders in Great Britain with a nationwide ban if they fail to sign up to a […] Click here to view original…

Sainsbury’s at Providence Place, Maidenhead (Image: Google Maps) A SUPERMARKET has begun works to remove dangerous cladding at its chain in Maidenhead. Cladding removal works at the Sainsbury’s at Providence Place began on March 6 after it was identified in 2020 that it had similar material identified at Grenfell […] Click here to view original…

Michael Gove this week tweeted: ‘Developers: you have one week to sign the building safety contract … or you will be banned from operating in the housing market.’ Michael Gove has threatened major housebuilders in Great Britain with a nationwide ban if they fail to sign up to a […] Click here to view original…

Sainsbury’s at Providence Place, Maidenhead (Image: Google Maps) A SUPERMARKET has begun works to remove dangerous cladding at its chain in Maidenhead. Cladding removal works at the Sainsbury’s at Providence Place began on March 6 after it was identified in 2020 that it had similar material identified at Grenfell […] Click here to view original…

Sainsbury’s at Providence Place, Maidenhead (Image: Google Maps) A SUPERMARKET has begun works to remove dangerous cladding at its chain in Maidenhead. Cladding removal works at the Sainsbury’s at Providence Place began on March 6 after it was identified in 2020 that it had similar material identified at Grenfell […] Click here to view original…

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC on Friday said trading between November and February was in line with levels noted in December as the UK housebuilding sector recovers from its September ’mini budget’ shock. The Surrey-based housebuilder said its performance of around 25% lower sales from November 1 to February 28, […] Click here to view original…

Opinion Newsletter (£) The average mortgage repayment now costs more than £1,000 for the first time…ever. As the interest people pay on their mortgages increases, it’s becoming clear that government support for homeowners (which was once plentiful) is falling seriously short. (Photo: Getty) This is Home Front with Vicky […] Click here to view original…

Image source, PA Media Image caption, The Welsh Cladiators campaign group has told Senedd members they have made a “serious mistake” not adopting laws that apply in England The Welsh government made a “serious mistake” not adopting UK laws protecting leaseholders, building safety campaigners have claimed. The Building Safety […] Click here to view original…

There are only a few weeks remaining for developers to commit to repairing fire safety defects in high rise residential buildings. By 13 March 2023 the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (the DLUHC) require developers to have signed a legally binding pledge to remedy “life-critical fire-safety works” […] Click here to view original…