All Cladding articles
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NewsGrenfell Tower fire report delayed for third time
Inquiry team admits the report will no longer be published ahead of the seventh anniversary of the fire in June.
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ProfessionalUnpicking Scotland’s cladding bill
Developers with buildings in Scotland must be alert to pending regulations and their potential implications.
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NewsGove makes first use of building safety powers against Canary Wharf landlord
Yianis Group has been hit with a £20m-plus order, with Urban Splash and Hollybrook also receiving orders.
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NewsDLUHC data shows developers yet to start cladding repairs on 58% of unsafe buildings
Latest statistics show slow progress since the Grenfell Tower fire seven years ago.
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NewsGet Living appeals against test case cladding ruling
The BTR operator has been ordered to pay £18m towards completion of remediation work.
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News‘Bizarre Building Safety Levy will worsen housing crisis’, BPF warns
BPF brands inclusion of BTR, PBSA and senior housing ’bizarre’ as second consultation on levy opens.
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NewsGet Living to pay £18m in east London fire safety remediation test case
A tribunal has ruled that Get Living is liable to pay £18m towards the completion of building remediation work following a legal battle with Triathlon Homes.
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NewsGovernment data shows fire safety issues with over half of Rydon’s English resi buildings
More than half of buildings developed by Rydon Group, the residential developer responsible for the construction of Grenfell Tower, have been identified as having fire safety issues, according to government figures.
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ProfessionalWill RAAC scandal reach same proportions as cladding crisis?
As with cladding, the material’s widespread use raises complex issues of liability and who will foot the repair bill.
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NewsBuilding safety still a concern
Six years ago this week, the nation awoke to the horrific news that a fire had broken out in the night at Grenfell Tower, a residential block in west London. The tragedy ultimately cost 72 lives, with many residents trapped in their homes unable to escape the smoke and flames.
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InsightCounting the cladding costs
The Building Safety Act was put in place following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the discovery that many other high-rise residential buildings have serious fire-safety defects.
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NewsBuilding safety: industry yet to grasp scale of task ahead
Some remediation progress has been made but experts say many firms are ‘burying their heads in the sand’.
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NewsSeven developers sign Scotland’s cladding pledge
Barratt Developments has become the first of seven major housebuilders in the UK to commit to the Scottish government’s pledge to fix unsafe cladding in buildings of 11m and above.
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ProfessionalQuestions remain over who should foot remediation bill
Despite a political push to make developers pay, liability for cladding repair costs remains unclear in many cases.
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MarketsRising to the safety challenge
Contractors face a number of hurdles in the race to make high-rise blocks safe.
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NewsDLUHC publishes first draft of Responsible Actors regulations
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) yesterday (25 April) revealed further details of its Responsible Actors Scheme (RAS) with the draft publication of its affirmative regulations for the scheme.
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NewsCladding testing review welcomed as Gove turns focus onto investors
Leading voices from the property sector have welcomed a government-commissioned independent review into construction product testing and the role product manufacturers played in creating the conditions leading to the Grenfell disaster in 2017.
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OnlineFirms make undisclosed settlement with over 900 people on Grenfell tower civil claims
A number of firms involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower have agreed a settlement with more than 900 bereaved family members, survivors and local residents for their civil claims arising from the 2017 fire.
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NewsGove slams Railpen over fire safety issues
Housing secretary Michael Gove has accused the Railway Pension Scheme (Railpen) of failing to fix “life-critical” fire safety risks in 10 residential buildings.
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InsightCladding makers must pay for crisis
While some developers have now committed to housing secretary Michael Gove’s contract to pay for unsafe building repairs, it’s critically only one piece of the puzzle.
