Posts Tagged ‘Sadiq Khan’
Almost 150 buildings still wrapped in Grenfell-style flammable cladding – more than three years after the disaster
By Jessie Mathewson, Local Democracy Reporter Londoners’ lives are “at risk” because of failures to reform building regulations in the wake of Grenfell Tower fire, Sadiq Khan has warned. The Mayor blamed the Government and building companies for letting down the Grenfell community by not acting swiftly enough. Mr […] 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 MoreThe next fire won’t wait. Here are the 10 steps to End Our Cladding Scandal
Inside Housing has joined with residents of buildings with dangerous cladding to call for the government to lead an “urgent, national effort” to end the scandal that has left tens of thousands of buildings nationwide clad in dangerous materials and residents asked to pay. With tens of thousands of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNew £1 billion building safety fund to remove dangerous cladding from high rise buildings
Building owners urged to register for the government’s £1 billion fund to remove and replace unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on high-rise residential buildings. Fund takes total government funding for cladding remediation to £1.6 billion Sprinkler systems to be provided in all new blocks of high-rise residential buildings over 11 […] Click here to view original…
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