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All Cladding articles
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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.
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NewsGove “firing shots” at building material manufacturers
Industry experts have welcomed housing secretary Michael Gove’s ”recognition” that insulation suppliers should financially support building safety remediation work, but urged him to set requirements and regulation for them to do so.
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NewsMichael Gove urges insulation firms to contribute to building repairs
Housing secretary Michael Gove has written open letters to Irish-based insulation firm Kingspan and product supplier Arconic calling on them to financially contribute to building remediation work.
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NewsMore developers sign fire safety contract amid Gove threat
Seven developers have yet to sign the government’s remediation contract committing to pay to fix fire safety defects ,after Lendlease became the latest to sign up to housing secretary Michael Gove’s pledge.
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NewsGovernment’s specialist building safety unit investigating 19 firms
The government’s investigative unit set up to pursue developers that refuse to carry out fire-safety works has launched inquiries into 19 firms, the building safety minister has revealed.
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NewsSector renews calls for additional remediation funding as contract deadline passes
Developers have urged government to take further action to hold all parties responsible for building remediation work after the deadline for housing secretary Michael Gove’s Building Safety Contract passed without full enrolment.
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NewsArgent orders safety inspections on King’s Cross building after cladding falls off
Argent has ordered safety inspections at one of its residential schemes in London’s King’s Cross after part of the building’s cladding fell off.
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InsightGove’s cladding solution is brutal
I’ve always thought of housing secretary Michael Gove as one of the brightest men in politics. He is credited with radically reforming the Department of Education. He did great work at the Department of Justice, putting right many of his predecessor Chris Grayling’s catastrophic mistakes. And in his time at ...
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NewsLendlease puts £114m price tag on cladding repairs
Lendlease has predicted it will have to spend £114m to cover the cost of post-Grenfell UK cladding repairs, but said it would seek to claw back as much of the costs as possible from contractors
