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Specific cladding used on Grenfell Tower banned on all new buildings in England

The specific kind of cladding used on Grenfell Tower, which allowed the deadly blaze to spread rapidly, has been banned from use five years after the tragedy, the Government has announced. Fire safety guidance published on Wednesday means that metal ...

02 Jun 2022 at 00:24

City

Crest and Taylor Wimpey reveal hefty bills for cladding works after new pledge

Housebuilders Crest Nicholson and Taylor Wimpey have revealed further hefty bills after vowing to carry out more fire safety works on tall buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The firms are among those to sign up to the Government’s ...

05 Apr 2022 at 17:25

City

Cladding works set to cost housebuilder Redrow £200m

Housebuilder Redrow has set aside a further £164 million after vowing to carry out more first safety works in the wake of the Grenfell Tragedy. It will take the cost of the firm’s fire safety provisions to £200 million. Redrow has become one of ...

06 Apr 2022 at 09:25

City

Crest Nicholson facing extra cladding bill up to £120m after fire safety pledge

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has revealed another hit of up to £120 million after pledging to carry out further fire safety works on tall buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The group said it is signing up to the Government’s ...

05 Apr 2022 at 09:25

City

Housebuilders Barratt and Redrow face bumper bills over cladding works

Housing giants Redrow and Barratt are facing hefty bills after pledging to carry out more fire safety works in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. FTSE 100 firm Barratt became the latest firm to promise improvements to the Government on ...

06 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Michael Gove meets developers to discuss funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove has met developers to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) said Mr Gove spoke to senior ...

20 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Dozens of buildings still have Grenfell-style cladding, new figures show

Dozens of buildings in the UK still have the same type of cladding as Grenfell Tower almost five years after the disaster, new Government figures showed. Authorities have identified 481 buildings with ACM panels, which were ...

20 Jan 2022 at 19:25

Michael Gove meets developers over funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove is meeting with developers on Thursday to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said. Mr Gove is expected to ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze

A Grenfell Tower survivor who predicted the blaze in a blog has said the Government should be ashamed that families are still feeling “abandoned” five years later. On the anniversary of the fire, Ed Daffarn, who ...

13 Jun 2022 at 07:40

City

Housebuilders sales grow as surging prices offset higher costs

Housebuilders Bellway and Crest Nicholson have shrugged off concerns over a slowdown in the housing market as they told shareholders that demand is continuing to outpace supply. The two property giants saw ...

14 Jun 2022 at 11:50

Up to 7,000 buildings yet to apply for cladding safety funds, MPs told

Owners of up to 7,000 buildings have yet to apply for funds to address fire risks caused by unsafe cladding, according to the Government. Housing minister Rushanara Ali said remediation work has started ...

11 Sept 2024 at 16:06

Expert criticises buck-passing on cladding after London tower block fire

Work to remove dangerous cladding from buildings needs to be “ramped up”, a Government minister has admitted, after a major fire engulfed a multi-storey property in east London with “known” safety ...

27 Aug 2024 at 11:22

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