Cladding

The cost of the Grenfell Tower disaster has soared to nearly 4,000 times the amount builders saved by replacing fire-retardant cladding with a cheaper combustible alternative. The majority of the £1.17billion cost is being met by the taxpayer, dwarfing the compensation paid by the companies responsible for wrapping the […] Click here to view original…

Albion Mill will undergo vital cladding remediation (Image: William Warnes/PA) A block of apartments with a “substantial” fire risk rating will undergo vital cladding works. Norwich City Council has approved an application to carry out cladding remediation at the Grade II listed Albion Mill, which is a part of […] Click here to view original…

Leaseholders are still trapped in unsellable homes six years on from Grenfell Flat owners caught up in the cladding crisis say they will remain trapped in unsellable homes despite a major new scheme to help fund repairs. The long-awaited Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) opened this week and will provide […] Click here to view original…

Crown Heights in Basingstoke (Image: Chris Atkinson) RESIDENTS living in a block of flats in Basingstoke with dangerous cladding have been told by a developer that work to remove it will not go ahead when originally planned. As previously reported, the external cladding at Crown Heights, which has around […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, Dr Lisa Smith has been wanting to sell her apartment for two years By Joe Coughlan Local Democracy Reporting Service Some residents of a south London apartment block say they have not been able to sell their homes for three years because fire safety experts cannot agree […] Click here to view original…

Crown Heights in Basingstoke (Image: Chris Atkinson) RESIDENTS living in a block of flats in Basingstoke with dangerous cladding have been told by a developer that work to remove it will not go ahead when originally planned. As previously reported, the external cladding at Crown Heights, which has around […] Click here to view original…

The government has been urged to speed up work on removing dangerous cladding from high-rise buildings six years after the Grenfell Tower fire (Dominic Lipinski/PA) In the House of Commons, the Communities Secretary spoke of his “determination to see the truth uncovered, to make change happen and to have […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, Dr Lisa Smith has been wanting to sell her apartment for two years By Joe Coughlan Local Democracy Reporting Service Some residents of a south London apartment block say they have not been able to sell their homes for three years because fire safety experts cannot agree […] Click here to view original…

Cllr Arun Mummalaneni and Crown Heights (Image: BDBC and Newsquest) MORE support is needed for residents currently living in a block of flats with dangerous cladding who are in “dire need” of help, a borough councillor has said. As previously reported the external cladding at Crown Heights, which has […] Click here to view original…

Image: Alex Danila / Shutterstock.com. Jonathan Pearson, director at Residentially , looks at how developers, housing associations and councils can work together to drive innovation and improvement in both existing housing stock and new developments. Six years have passed since the devastating Grenfell Tower tragedy , which went on […] Click here to view original…