Cladding

Developers refusing to pay to fix fire safety defects could face legal action from the Welsh government, the first minister has said. Mark Drakeford said ministers would ensure leaseholders “don’t end up having to foot the bill”. He said he did not expect firms “failing to play their part” […] 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…

When Grenfell-style cladding was removed from a Salford tower block in 2020, tenants had no idea it would take years to replace. With the government and the private housing association Pendleton Together at loggerheads over responsibility, residents of Holm Court have now spent three winters without insulation. It’s a […] Click here to view original…

Architect among five firms which main contractor Willmott Dixon claims are responsible for alleged cladding defects The Sheppard Robson-designed scheme at the centre of the dispute was completed in 2014 Source: Shutterstock Sheppard Robson has become embroiled in a war of words over alleged cladding defects in a £250m […] Click here to view original…

Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme The outcome of a legal battle over allegedly defective cladding on a mixed-use scheme in Woolwich could trigger a wave of similar litigation, construction lawyers have said. At the beginning of the year, Willmott Dixon filed […] Click here to view original…

Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme The outcome of a legal battle over allegedly defective cladding on a mixed-use scheme in Woolwich could trigger a wave of similar litigation, construction lawyers have said. At the beginning of the year, Willmott Dixon filed […] Click here to view original…

A ROUND-the-clock fire watch at luxury block of flats is costing Scots taxpayers nearly half a million pounds every month. We told previously how the plush complex at Lancefield Quay in Glasgow , which has hundreds of apartments with rents costing up to around £2,000 per month, was under […] Click here to view original…

Grenfell Tower in west London. have been blasted for “dragging their heels” over the programme to remove dangerous cladding from buildings across Scotland after it was revealed they have spent less than £1m out of their £97.1m funding pot. As part of Barnett Consequentials the Scottish Government was handed […] Click here to view original…

Magdalena Fink, a 35-year-old paralegal, was trapped in her flat when a blaze tore through a multi-occupancy Victorian building in Daleham Gardens on November 21, 2017. Camden Council , the freehold owner, failed to act on a 2013 risk assessment which predicted the fatal fire, despite being warned the […] Click here to view original…

Procurement consortium LHC is asking fire safety experts to get involved in the new Fire Safety (FS2) Framework. FS2 covers the end-to-end spectrum of fire safety services from prevention to active protection and will support public sector organisations in fire safety compliance. It includes provision for new or replacement […] Click here to view original…