Cladding

Four weeks on from a harrowing fire, many residents of a Dagenham block of flats remain in temporary hotel accomodation The devastated Spectrum building in Freshwater Road (Darren Sidey – Yedis Drone Shot) Your support helps us to tell the story Support Now As your White House correspondent, I […] Click here to view original…

The Week in Housing is our weekly newsletter, rounding up the most important headlines for housing professionals. Sign up below to get it direct to your inbox every Friday Delegates at the Labour Party Conference this week (picture: Alamy) Sharelines The Week in Housing: Labour exempts certain groups from […] Click here to view original…

Crown Heights (Image: Newsquest) WORK to remove potentially dangerous cladding from an apartment block in Basingstoke will commence next week after a series of delays. Scaffolding will be erected at Crown Heights, in Alencon Link, on Monday, September 30, in preparation for remedial works to begin on the high-rise […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, Farah McLaren said she had developed pneumonia twice so far in 2024 Stuart Pollitt and Jonny Humphries BBC News, Manchester Published26 September 2024 A six-year wait for replacement cladding in an estate of tower blocks has left its residents living in misery and dealing with serious health […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, Farah McLaren said she had developed pneumonia twice so far in 2024 Stuart Pollitt and Jonny Humphries BBC News, Manchester Published26 September 2024, 06:18 BST A six-year wait for replacement cladding in an estate of tower blocks has left its residents living in misery and dealing with […] Click here to view original…

Farah McLaren said she had developed pneumonia twice so far in 2024 Tower block residents in Salford said a six-year wait for replacement cladding has made their lives a misery. Some claim the lack of insulation on the buildings has caused damp which is making them seriously ill. Farah […] Click here to view original…

Salmon Centre young people (© London Youth, Marc Sethi, DOE) Dangerous cladding has now been removed from a building in Bermondsey, which is home to a big youth centre and 26 flats. Young people and volunteers can now attend the Salmon Youth Centre safely, following a four-year wait for […] Click here to view original…

The Labour conference has unanimously passed a Fire Brigades Union (FBU) motion demanding urgent government action to tackle the building safety crisis in the wake of the damning Grenfell Tower Inquiry report. Grenfell motion passed by Labour conference The motion, submitted by the FBU, condemns deregulation and austerity as […] Click here to view original…

-Credit: (Image: Daily Record) The Scottish Government scheme set up in response to the Grenfell tower blaze has not yet completed cladding remediation work on any affected properties. While the pilot cladding remediation programme has 107 listings – which can be either individual buildings or multiple properties in a […] Click here to view original…

NEWS Government calls for resident feedback on cladding and fire safety issues PUBLISHED AUTHOR FPA Media SHARE The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) is calling for residents of buildings with cladding and fire safety issues to share their experiences via a new feedback form. Published on […] Click here to view original…