Professional Press
Residents asked to leave London blocks immediately over safety concerns
Almost 900 people living in a six-block development in London are being moved out immediately because of serious safety concerns relating to the construction of the buildings. The residents, the majority of whom are students, were told at 11am on Monday that they would have to leave their homes […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreHousing association to evacuate 1,000-home modular development due to ‘multitude’ of fire safety issues
A housing association will evacuate 858 residents from a modular west London development, after intrusive inspections identified fire safety issues so serious that the safety of residents can no longer be guaranteed. Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
Read MoreGrenfell cladding scandal exposed as 1.5million trapped in fire risk hell
Rhiannon Creasey faced £45,000 after her block failed a safety test. She is pictured outside the North London block where she bought her apartment after construction was completed in 2014. A recent survey shows the cladding on the building does not pass fire safety checks and could cost millions […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreConcerns raised over mental health impact of Welsh cladding scandal
Campaigners have raised concerns over the mental health impact on residents living in buildings with combustible cladding. Thousands of people across Wales live in buildings wrapped in dangerous cladding or with other fire safety issues, according to the Wales Leaseholder Action Group. […] Click here to view original web page at www.walesonline.co.uk
Read MoreCladding: Forged signatures on more flats’ fire certificates
A forged signature was found on a fire safety certificate for Century Wharf near Cardiff Bay At least 15 more forged fire safety certificates have been linked to a company in Caerphilly county. Responding to concerns of fraudulent EWS1 forms raised in the Senedd, the first minister said police […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreAt least 15 more forged fire safety certificates linked to Welsh company
Century Wharf in Cardiff. At least 15 more forged fire safety certificates have been linked to a company in Wales. After an investigation by WalesOnline revealed a forged signature was found on the fire safety certificate for a Cardiff block of flats, more evidence has surfaced about the wider extent of the problem. […] Click here to…
Read MoreNumber of tower blocks in London with 24-hour fire patrol doubles
image captionGrenfell Tower fire in June 2017 where 72 people died The number of blocks of flats in London which require round-the-clock monitoring due to potentially unsafe building materials has nearly doubled in seven months, the fire service said. The London Fire Brigade, which makes fortnightly checks on the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding: Forged signatures on more flats’ fire certificates
A forged signature was found on a fire safety certificate for Century Wharf near Cardiff Bay At least 15 more forged fire safety certificates have been linked to a company in Caerphilly county. Responding to concerns of fraudulent EWS1 forms raised in the Senedd, the first minister said police […] Click here to view original…
Read More‘This report could save lives’ – Sadiq Khan Mayor of London praises LBC investigation
The Mayor of London has praised an LBC exclusive report into ‘forged’ cladding-safety certificates saying it could potentially “save lives.” LBC Correspondent Rachael Venables led an investigation which found evidence that a company in South-Wales has provided a number of forged ‘cladding-safety’ forms to unsuspecting customers, for thousands of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMinister refuses to rule out compulsory building purchases to fix flammable cladding
Building freeholders who refuse to fix unsafe and combustible cladding could face losing their property to a compulsory government purchase. Housing minister Christopher Pincher (pictured) confirmed the government was open to all options, potentially including compulsory purchases, to solve the issue. While government funds have been made available for […] Click here to view original…
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