Posts Tagged ‘UN’
Shadow cabinet members meet with local councillors after concerns about cladded high rise buildings
(5) SAFETY of residents should be prioritised over headline grabbing news said members of the shadow cabinet who met with local councillors after it was revealed student accommodation — including The Cube — was barred from a new £1.6 billion Government fund to remove cladding from high-rise buildings. A […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhy the Jenrick saga has dented faith in the planning system
Public support for housing development is dependent on the perception of fairness and impartiality To get to the essence of what’s wrong with Robert Jenrick’s handling of the 1,500-home Westferry Printworks scheme, you have to first ignore accusations by Labour MPs – scenting blood – that developer Richard Desmond […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGovernment’s fire safety plan ‘will fund just 12 new inspectors to cover two million homes’
Flats are covered by the new bill ( AFP via Getty Images ) The government’s new Fire Safety Bill would fund just 12 new officials to help cover safety inspections in two million homes, firefighters have claimed. The Fire Brigades Union accused the government of risking another Grenfell -style […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFailure to remove cladding could be breach of international law, UN tells UK government
The UN has warned the UK government that its failure to replace dangerous cladding on buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire could be a breach of international law. Picture: Getty Sharelines In April, Leilani Farha, who was the the UN’s special rapporteur on adequate housing, wrote […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreUK could be breaking international law over cladding, says UN
The UN has warned Britain that its failure to strip combustible cladding from high-rise buildings containing tens of thousands homes may be a breach of international law. In a fresh headache for the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, the global body is demanding answers about the UK government’s delayed programme […] Click here to view original…
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