Cladding

Unsafe cladding will be replaced under the deal Ten developers have agreed to fix fire safety failings in all tall buildings they have worked on in Wales, the Welsh government has announced. The “Developers Pact” applies to buildings over 11 metres (36 ft), around four to six storeys high. […] Click here to view original…

Contractor’s bill after July’s High Court judgement higher than previously expected An Essex-based housing contractor will pay £10.8m in costs and damages to the owner of a set of Portsmouth towers following a historic High Court judgement over the summer. In July, a judgement handed down at the Technology […] Click here to view original…

The £1m investment in safety checks comes in the wake of the Twinnell House tragedy last month All 62 high-rise council house blocks in Bristol will be inspected for fire safety in the wake of the Twinnell House tragedy. The city council is investing up to £1million on the […] Click here to view original…

The surveyors institute hopes new guidance will unlock mortgage lending where work is yet to be carried out The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is seeking views on new guidance for valuers of residential flats in multi-storey blocks with cladding. Lenders have since the Grenfell fire been reluctant to […] Click here to view original…

Group seeking to help leaseholders by encouraging consistentcy in valuation The RICS is seeking views on draft guidance drawn up to help lenders value blocks of flats with cladding in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. Loss of confidence in the fire safety of such properties has severely […] Click here to view original…

A man is believed to have fallen to his death after climbing out of a window to escape a fire at a tower block in Bristol. Emergency services were called to the blaze on the top floor of Twinnell House on Wills Drive, off Stapleton Road, in Easton, shortly […] Click here to view original…

THE FINANCIAL Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out a range of recommendations and other potential remedies designed to give leaseholders greater protections from high prices and ensure the buildings insurance market operates on a better footing for them. Since the Grenfell Tower tragedy of June 2017, leaseholders have been […] Click here to view original…

All firms were required to complete cladding safety forms introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire A property boss submitted fake building cladding safety forms in a “sustained fraud” to feed his gambling addiction, a judge has said. Thomas Clarke, of Rainhill, Merseyside, fraudulently filled in 55 forms which were […] Click here to view original…

Putney MP Fleur Anderson has called for urgent action to address the borough’s building safety crisis as the number of properties impacted continues to increase. In an open letter, Anderson expressed frustration at the lack of progress in addressing the rise of unsafe buildings, with close to 30 defective […] Click here to view original…

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has released a short guide on the Building Safety Fund (BSF) which provides funding to address life safety fire risks associated with cladding in high-rise buildings (those over 18m) in England. The guide is mainly for leaseholders and residents to help […] Click here to view original…