Posts Tagged ‘MHCLG’
Hotels uncovered: contractors locked in multi-million-pound cladding disputes
As the government looks to extend the combustible materials ban to hotels, Construction News reveals the glut of legal disputes between hotel chains and contractors already under way … Click here to view original web page at www.constructionnews.co.uk
Read MoreGovernment backs away from pledge to remove Grenfell-style cladding from high-rise buildings by June
Some 307 high-rise towers are still awaiting the completion of remediation work as of the end of April The government has backed away from its pledge to have Grenfell-style cladding removed from tall buildings by next month, with the dangerous material remaining on hundreds of buildings. In July last […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWork stopped on two thirds of cladding remediation projects
Work has restarted at 14% of projects Work has stopped on more than two thirds of the buildings where the remediation of ACM cladding is required, new government data has said. According to the housing ministry’s April building safety update , work was paused on 68% of projects at […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBirmingham tower block faces a bill increase from £43,000 to £500,000
Birmingham tower block faces a bill increase from £43,000 to £500,000 as official figures show removal of flammable material has all but stalled. […] Click here to view original web page
Read MoreCombustible cladding survey highlights ongoing issues in multi-occupancy buildings
As part of its inquiry into the progress of remediation, the Committee invited residents of multi-occupancy buildings to highlight ongoing issues where they live. The Committee received 1,352 responses that give an indication of the range of issues yet to be resolved and the impact this has had on […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFlat owners living lockdown in fear of fire and bankruptcy
Residents of the St George apartment building in Leeds Copyright: jpimedia First-time buyer Hayley Tillotson worked hard to achieve her ambition of owning her own home. The 28-year-old moved back in with her father for five years and saved until she had the deposit needed to buy her one-bedroom […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreResidents in flat blocks with unsafe cladding still waiting for details on Government help scheme, MP says
Earlier this year the Government announced a new £1bn fund to pay for the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding for high-rise buildings. This was on top of £600m already pledged to remove the type of cladding which was on Grenfell Tower. Owners of flats in a dozen buildings […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreDangerous combustible cladding still not replaced on 70% of buildings
Smoke billows out from the 24-storey Grenfell Tower DANGEROUS cladding has still not been replaced on the vast majority of at-risk blocks of flats, a damning survey by MPs found today. The housing, communities and local government committee (HCLG) quizzed 1,352 people living in such buildings as part of […] 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 MoreUp to 23,700 households still living in blocks with Grenfell-style cladding
Up to 23,700 households across the country could be living in blocks that are still covered in Grenfell-style aluminium composite (ACM) cladding, despite nearly three years passing since the tragic fire in west London that killed 72 people. […] Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
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