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New fire safety programme to cover more buildings
All resi buildings above six storeys will now be covered by new regulator, while buildings above 11m will need sprinklers A new government fire safety regime for residential buildings will cover all buildings above six storeys, and will see sprinklers banned on all buildings above 11m, the government said […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreIslington Gates on Radio 4 You and Yours consumer affairs programme
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Read MoreFire Safety Bill signals more post-Grenfell changes for multi-occupancy properties
Following on from the Building Safety Bill introduced earlier this year, a further Bill is set to bring about an important step change in the scope of fire safety responsibility for residential properties. Building owners will be subject to much more stringent obligations under the proposed Fire Safety Order […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSafety fears as repair work stops on Bellway fire block
MP calls on housing secretary to intervene as Bellway staff down tools at Barking Riverside scheme amid covid-19 crisis Veteran east London MP Margaret Hodge has called on the housing secretary to intervene after repair work was stopped on a fire-hit block of flats from housebuilder Bellway. The six-storey […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWork to remove Grenfell-like cladding from Bristol tower block could be delayed because of coronavirus
Eclipse Tower above Harvey Nichols in Cabot Circus which has the Grenfell-like cladding Work to remove Grenfell-like cladding from the final tower block in Bristol that still has it, is scheduled to go ahead as planned, although coronavirus restrictions may delay it. The owners of luxury apartment building Eclipse […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSafety fears as repair work stops on Sheppard Robson fire block
MP calls on housing secretary to intervene as Bellway staff down tools at Barking Riverside scheme amid covid-19 crisis Veteran east London MP Margaret Hodge has called on the housing secretary to intervene after repair work stopped on a fire-hit block of flats designed by Sheppard Robson. The six-storey […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding used on thousands of tall buildings fails safety test
Cladding material used on thousands of tall buildings in the UK has dramatically failed a safety test, a study has found. In a fire test, the material, previously deemed safer than that used on Grenfell Tower , burned almost as rapidly as the aluminium and plastic panels blamed for […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGrenfell cladding not the only type to burn easily, tests show
The test was on high pressure laminate panels, which are common in the UK The owners of tall buildings face pressure to continue removing dangerous cladding, despite coronavirus, after a new fire test showed how quickly flames can spread. Cladding previously deemed safer than that used at Grenfell Tower […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWidely used HPL cladding system dramatically fails official fire test
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Read MoreCladding insurance may force out residents of tower blocks
Katie Illingworth and her husband, Jim, face having to spend their pension savings on cladding Residents at a Birmingham tower block with flammable cladding must each pay an insurance bill that has quadrupled to £191,000 by next week or move out. Across England, leaseholders in flats with combustible external […] Click here to view original…
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