Posts Tagged ‘Covid-19’
Councils pledge to resume unsafe cladding removal during Covid-19
© Robynofexeter Leaders from 25 councils across the UK have pledged to ensure vital building safety work, including the removal of unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings, continues in the face of Covid-19 The leaders from 25 councils have pledged their commitment to ensuring vital building safety work continues where […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreShabana writes to FCA on cladding insurance response
Shabana has been supporting those affected by the cladding scandal in Parliament. Shabana has written again to the Financial Conduct Authority on the cladding scandal, after a disappointing response to her letter calling for an investigation into the conduct of insurers. In March, Shabana wrote to the Financial Conduct […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreRemediation of unsafe cladding to continue despite COVID-19
Although the issue has been partially obscured from public view by the coronavirus crisis, the UK government has said that work to replace flammable cladding on residential buildings of 18m or taller remains a priority. Helen Andrews, a construction law partner at European law firm Fieldfisher , takes a […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreRegional leaders vow to continue cladding removal
Cladding is being replaced at Vallea Court in Manchester’s Green Quarter A group of local leaders, including Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, has pledged to continue work to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise buildings despite the Covid-19 lockdown. The pledge came in […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSprinklers to be compulsory in high rise flats over 11m
Building regulations in Approved Document B will be updated in May to cut the height for sprinklers to 11m The move goes further than first floated by Government, which initially suggested changing the 30m height rule to 18m. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said the plan along with further reforms […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreResidents at ‘dangerous cladding’ apartment block asked to patrol for fires
Henry Street, Liverpool city centre. Image courtesy of Google Street View People in a seven-storey apartment block covered in ‘dangerous cladding’ were asked to carry out “waking watch” patrols to guard against fire in a move branded as “shocking” by those living there. The idea was proposed by property […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMHCLG Letter – Remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on residential buildings
Galliard suspends urgent re-cladding works
15 minutes Urgent re-cladding work on a high-rise development in southeast London has been suspended after it proved impossible to continue while implementing social distancing. Photo of New Capital Quay from Galliard Homes Galliard Homes has decided to remove all 160+ operatives from New Capital Quay, Greenwich. Galliard announced […] Click here to view original…
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The coronavirus outbreak is causing misery for thousands of people already engulfed in the Grenfell cladding scandal, with residents revealing fresh fears of financial hardship on top of major concerns about their health and safety. People living in tower blocks covered in dangerous cladding had hoped a nightmare was over after the government last month announced an…
Read MoreMandatory sprinkler systems and wayfinding signage in all new blocks over 11m
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced steps to further reform the building safety system with the biggest changes in a generation to ensure residents are safe in their homes. New measures announced include mandatory sprinkler systems and consistent wayfinding signage in all new high-rise blocks of flats over […] Click here to view original…
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