Cladding

Nearly a quarter of mortgages on mid-rise flats required an ESW1 form this year, despite government promises three years ago that leaseholders in these blocks affected by the cladding scandal would no longer need one when selling or remortgaging. The latest UK data from the department of housing, provided […] Click here to view original…

Firefighters have demanded action at a Croydon tower block, covered in flammable cladding, where elderly and disabled residents say they are regularly left “trapped” upstairs by broken lifts. Canterbury House, in Sydenham Road, East Croydon, has round-the-clock fire patrols while its owner, Criterion Hospitality, awaits the outcome of a […] Click here to view original…

A FURIOUS homeowner says his flat service charges have doubled to £8,000 a year. Richard Moore had purchased the leasehold property in Croydon, South London, for £300,000 in 2016 as an investment to provide him with a pension in his old age. Richard Moore said buying a leasehold flat […] Click here to view original…

A FURIOUS homeowner says his flat service charges have doubled to £8,000 a year. Richard Moore had purchased the leasehold property in Croydon, South London, for £300,000 in 2016 as an investment to provide him with a pension in his old age. Sign up for the Money newsletter Your […] Click here to view original…

News Videos Audit finds thousands of Queensland buildings to have flammable cladding A new audit of city buildings has shown thousands may have been constructed with flammable cladding, similar to the type used in London’s deadly Grenfell Tower. Share Mail Tweet Pinterest National See all Single entry wins entire […] Click here to view original…

Lesley Anderson A Scottish procurement body has backed the decision to allow Scottish ministers new powers to tackle unsafe cladding as a “major step forward” in public building safety. The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has endorsed the new government regulations which are expected to positively transform the standards of […] Click here to view original…

THE country’s leading procurement body has backed the decision to allow Scottish ministers new powers to tackle unsafe cladding. The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has endorsed the new government regulations which is expected to positively transform the standards of cladding on public buildings and make it easier for organisations […] Click here to view original…

Anthony Marley, director at Northern Ireland-based remediation specialist Anamore, comments on the changes to the cladding remediation programme in Scotland. Building safety and fire compliance involving cladding on high-rise buildings has become a prominent topic across the UK, with local governments assessing laws and regulations to help fix non-compliant […] Click here to view original…

Anthony Marley, director at Northern Ireland-based remediation specialist Anamore, comments on the changes to the cladding remediation programme in Scotland. Building safety and fire compliance involving cladding on high-rise buildings has become a prominent topic across the UK, with local governments assessing laws and regulations to help fix non-compliant […] Click here to view original…

By Melissa Cunningham May 19, 2024 — 5.00am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Up to 60 per cent of new apartments in Australia are riddled with construction flaws […] Click here to view original…