Cladding

The start of the year has brought some welcome news for those living in flats blighted by the cladding scandal. Six of the major lenders: Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds, Santander, HSBC and Nationwide, all agreed that from January 9th, they would once again lend on such properties – subject to […] Click here to view original…

A new high rise buildings team will be embarking on a programme of inspections this Spring as part of a pro-active approach to improve safety and reduce risk in high rise properties. The Council has been working with Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to create the team […] Click here to view original…

Nova House in Buckingham Garden, Slough AN END to the long-running legal dispute to claw back costs for removing dangerous Grenfell-esque cladding on an apartment block is on the horizon. Slough Borough Council is set to recover “very significant,” if not all, of the costs to make the seven-storey […] Click here to view original…

Lisa Petty told NationalWorld she couldn’t “begin to explain the fear of living in a building with a fire risk, especially after Grenfell”. A flat owner is anxiously awaiting a cladding removal bill of up to £30,000 after a safety report concluded her home had a huge fire risk. […] Click here to view original…

Cladding safety work is set to begin at a city apartment block where a first-time buyer reported being close to bankruptcy. Contractor Willmott Dixon is set to carry out an £8.8m project at Ladywood’s Jupiter Apartments . In 2021, mum Jessica Jairath told how she was “living on the […] Click here to view original…

Owners and managers of residential buildings with multiple occupants in Northamptonshire are being urged to make sure they meet new fire safety regulations that come into force today (January 23). The Fire Safety Act 2022 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 set down laws that ensure that responsible persons […] Click here to view original…

Residents in Wicker Riverside have been warned they may have to leave by the end of the month if the issues – including internal fire compartmentation and external cladding – are not addressed. Last week, people in 35 flats on floors 6-10 were moved out with immediate effect because […] Click here to view original…

Building has cladding removed after Grenfell fire In the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, flammable cladding was removed from flats around the country. As Andrew Kersley discovers, some has yet to be replaced – and as the cost of living crisis escalates, tenants are suffering as a result Rachael […] Click here to view original…

Abhijeet Kadwe and sons Kiaan and Advay at their Glasgow flat. Scots ministers’ slow progress on potentially dangerous cladding is again under scrutiny after mortgage providers in England starting lending on affected properties. Owners in medium and high-rise flats wrapped in the cladding are now able to sell or […] Click here to view original…

Abhijeet Kadwe and sons Kiaan and Advay at their Glasgow flat. Scots ministers’ slow progress on potentially dangerous cladding is again under scrutiny after mortgage providers in England starting lending on affected properties. Owners in medium and high-rise flats wrapped in the cladding are now able to sell or […] Click here to view original…