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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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Government’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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Sector 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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Argent 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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Insight
Gove’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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Lendlease 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
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Insight
Government must step up to solve cladding crisis
What tends to get lost in the debates around cladding is the fact that this crisis originates from a failure to properly regulate. The building regulations that are in operation, the building control system, permitted development that was intrinsically unsafe… and there were enough warnings through enough fires for government ...
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Building safety remediation contracts fail to bring clarity
The government’s plans to clamp down on developers leave more questions for leaseholders and tenants.
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Industry calls on Gove for clarity over leaseholders pledge
Leaseholders and freeholders are calling for clarity from the government on their responsibility for building safety remediation works, following Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove’s recent pledge to abolish the leaseholder system, and his launch of mandatory remediation contracts for developers.
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Government gives developers six weeks to sign up to housing safety contract
The government has given developers six weeks to sign up to legally binding agreements to pay to replace unsafe cladding on buildings.
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Government plans to require second staircases in blocks above 30m
The government has unveiled plans to force developers to include second staircases in new buildings taller than 30m, a fire safety measure estimated to cost businesses £1.6bn over the next decade.
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Professional
Trials and tribulations: the key legal issues of the year
Planning, ESG, the workplace, skills, cladding and building safety were all on the property agenda in 2022.
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DLUHC allocates £8m to speed up cladding repairs
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has dedicated more than £8m to council enforcement teams to hold building owners to account for cladding repairs.
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RICS publishes cladding valuation guidance to boost lending confidence
RICS has published new guidance on valuing residential buildings with unsafe cladding, which it says will play “an important role in restoring a fully functioning [housing] market”.
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DLUHC warns housebuilders against ‘backsliding’ on cladding pledge
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has said it expects housebuilders to sign a finalised fire safety pledge “very soon”, legally binding them to carry out cladding repairs.
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Government sends a clear signal to get on with cladding repairs
Decision by housing secretary to issue legal warning to freeholder of a tower block shows it won’t accept delays.
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Clarke takes legal action against Stevenage tower owner over cladding repairs
Housing minister Simon Clarke has launched legal action against the owner of a Stevenage tower that has failed to carry out cladding repair work in a jolting “warning to the industry’s outliers”.
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Cladding crisis: Clarke should fund fixes then pursue culprits
Residential Freehold Association director Mick Platt on why housing secretary should reassess cladding approach
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RICS opens consultation on guidance for valuing flats with cladding
RICS has launched a consultation on new draft guidance to help lenders value blocks of flats requiring cladding remediation work.
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Professional
No change on cladding post-Gove
Michael Gove’s strategy to tackle the cladding crisis proved deeply unpopular with the housebuilding industry.
