Cladding

Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB suggests agents are increasingly “feeling the pinch” due to a drop in house sales across the property market and rising business costs. Spokesman Jonathan Rolande highlighted LSL […] Click here to view original…

Balmoral House at Bristol Harbourside People living at Bristol harbourside say they feel “stuck” and “frustrated” after a delay in removing potentially dangerous cladding from their blocks of flats. They are yet to see the results of a fire safety survey and say their insurance premiums have gone “through […] Click here to view original…

After two fires at tower blocks fitted with expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation, Bristol City Council is stripping the flammable material from all its high-rises. But experts say it should never have been allowed in the first place. The polystyrene insulation fixed to more than half of Bristol’s high-rises and […] Click here to view original…

How the development could look from the junction of Frith Road and Drummond Road A block of flats in Croydon hit by the cladding scandal could soon be torn down by the developer. It has been just 20 years since Citiscape was built in Croydon town centre. Residents faced […] Click here to view original…

The council will use 77 fire marshals to keep watch daily By Alex Seabrook LDRS A £200,00 per week scheme will see fire marshals patrol council tower blocks with flammable cladding. Bristol City Council will take on 77 wardens to carry out a daily “waking watch” to alert residents […] Click here to view original…

Fire marshals patrolling council tower blocks in a waking watch will cost Bristol City Council £200,000 a week. The 77 wardens will be paid to patrol tower blocks with flammable polystyrene cladding until the council installs new fire safety measures like smoke alarms and sprinklers. Each of the 37 […] Click here to view original…

Fire marshals patrolling council tower blocks in a waking watch will cost Bristol City Council £200,000 a week. 77 wardens will be paid to patrol tower blocks with flammable polystyrene cladding until the council installs new fire safety measures like smoke alarms and sprinklers. Each of the 37 tower […] Click here to view original…

Residents of Bristol’s tower blocks gather for a vigil and march at Twinnell House to mark two months since the fatal fire Fire marshals patrolling council tower blocks in a waking watch will cost Bristol City Council £200,000 a week. The 77 wardens will be paid to patrol tower […] Click here to view original…

Fire marshals patrolling council tower blocks in a waking watch will cost Bristol City Council £200,000 a week. 77 wardens will be paid to patrol tower blocks with flammable polystyrene cladding until the council installs new fire safety measures like smoke alarms and sprinklers. Each of the 37 tower […] Click here to view original…

The five-year scheme sees the government liaise with an MGA, reinsurer and technology provider to address protection gap The UK government and insurance industry have teamed up to offer property surveyors in the UK access to a government-backed professional indemnity (PI) insurance scheme, aimed at those who conduct assessments […] Click here to view original…