Tag: Cladding
Cladding tax on new homes delayed for a year
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaMinisters have delayed a tax to fund the removal of unsafe cladding from homes after developers warned it could [...]
Government’s cladding plan not ambitious enough, say MPs
Tom SymondsBBC News correspondentGetty ImagesDangerous cladding being removed from flats in Slough, BerkshireThe government still does not know how ma [...]
New deadlines set for fixing dangerous cladding
Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have bee [...]
Government could miss cladding removal target date
Getty ImagesThe National Audit Office (NAO) said up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding still haven't been identified by the governmentThe gov [...]
Still far too much cladding on these buildings
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has been visiting the site of the Dagenham fire and meeting firefighters who were on shift on the night of the bla [...]
Cladding: More firms sign post-Grenfell fire safety contract
The agreement commits firms to spending £2bn on repairs to buildings with unsafe cladding or other issues.
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Cladding: Michael Gove names firms yet to sign post-Grenfell fire safety contract
"The companies invited to sign the remediation contract who have not yet lived up to their responsibilities are: Abbey Developments, Avant, Ballymore, [...]
Michael Gove outlines punishments for unsafe cladding developers
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told the Commons developers must sign a contract within the next six weeks to guarantee they will fix unsafe claddi [...]
Cladding crisis: Welsh government lack of action claim
Mark Thomas, chair of the Celestia Management Company, which is responsible for the running of the 450 apartment complex, said: "There's a lot discuss [...]
Developers pledge to fix unsafe cladding on tall buildings
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says those responsible have to pay to solve the crisis.
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Residents 'living like animals' as cladding is replaced
MPs said residents were in 'a living hell' with no light and no ventilation due to 'shrink-wrapping'.
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New powers proposed to end unsafe cladding scandal
Developers who refuse to pay to remove dangerous cladding will be punished, the government says.
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Cladding: Developers told to act on lower-height buildings
"It is neither fair nor decent that innocent leaseholders, many of whom have worked hard and made sacrifices to get a foot on the housing ladder, s [...]
Cladding: Michael Gove to vow to pursue firms behind safety problems
The housing secretary will set out measures to force developers to pay for cladding removal.
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Cladding: More flat owners to be freed from bills
Developers to be told to pay for removal of cladding in lower-height buildings, the BBC understands.
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