Cladding

Technical details : The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. * If you are using an older browser please try upgrading or installing Flash. The government has issued an ultimatum to the construction industry – you’ve […] Click here to view original…

Recent negotiations have seen Michael Gove agree to tighten scope of contract around JVs and limit betterment liability Barratt and Persimmon have become the first housebuilders to say they will sign the government’s cladding contract, after Michael Gove rowed back on key conditions in the wake of detailed talks […] Click here to view original…

Britain’s homebuilders have six weeks to sign a UK government contract that will commit them to repair unsafe cladding on apartment blocks — or face banishment from the housing market. The pledge will commit firms to spend an estimated £2 billion ($2.5 billion) to fix tall buildings they developed […] Click here to view original…

Michael Gove has pledged to relieve leaseholders in England of the burden of paying for costly repairs, and instead shift the responsibility to landlords. The Levelling Up Secretary will announce a new six-week deadline today as part of his vow to “change the system”. ‘Unfair’ leasehold system to be […] Click here to view original…

Opinion The Housing Secretary said building regulations were “faulty and ambiguous” before the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire Gove gave house builders a six week deadline to sign legal contracts which will require them to fix fire safety defects. (Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble) Housing Secretary Michael Gove had a busy weekend. […] Click here to view original…

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 12: The covered structure of Grenfell Tower is seen above a nearby housing estate on May 12, 2021 in London, England. The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that it is considering demolishing the building, but that it will be at […] Click here to view original…

(Bloomberg) — Britain’s homebuilders have six weeks to sign a UK government contract that will commit them to repair unsafe cladding on apartment blocks — or face banishment from the housing market. The pledge will commit firms to spend an estimated £2 billion ($2.5 billion) to fix tall buildings […] Click here to view original…

Unsafe cladding being removed from high-rise blocks in Bootle, Merseyside, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 Developers who covered tower blocks in unsafe cladding have paid back less than 3% of the cash lent out by the government to make buildings safe, sparking accusations they […] Click here to view original…

The new contracts will force developers to pay for works (Alamy) Housing Secretary Michael Gove has announced tough new plans to hold developers responsible for funding repair works to buildings with fire safety issues, and warned those who fail to comply could be blacklisted from the market. Hundreds of […] Click here to view original…

Housing secretary Michael Gove has become the first minister to admit the government’s building regulations were faulty and unclear before the Grenfell Tower fire In interviews over the weekend, Gove said ambiguity in Approved Document B – which sets out how to comply with Part B of the Building […] Click here to view original…