November 4, 2024
Publishing a target date for the completion of dangerous cladding remediation works and providing greater transparency on remediation performance are two key recommendations from a new National Audit Office (NAO) report. Read More
August 29, 2024
Investigation continues as it's revealed that residents previously raised concerns around cladding. Read More
May 22, 2024
The residents of a housing block destroyed in a fire are claiming more than £3 million in damages from the company that built it, and from the housing association that owned it. Read More
March 6, 2024
A London Council has warned that low-rise timber-frame homes retrofitted with a fire-spreading plastic cladding could be mirrored across the country. Read More
November 16, 2023
The Building Safety Act provides for leaseholders to be protected from having to pay for remediation of fire safety defects in their blocks, but who is ultimately going to foot the bill? Read More
November 3, 2023
Leaseholders in Streatham Hill, London, have successfully obtained the first recorded remediation order under the Building Safety Act (BSA) 2022. Read More
October 27, 2023
A health and safety inspector found dangerous cladding lying on residents’ balconies at a Liverpool apartment block, posing a serious fire risk. Read More
April 20, 2023
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has written no-holds-barred letters to the CEOs of legacy flammable cladding and insulation suppliers Arconic and Kingspan, as Ron Alalouff reports. Read More
April 6, 2023
Ron Alalouff reports on the chaos surrounding a residential block with a range of complex fire safety defects. Read More
March 3, 2023
In the wake of assessments under PAS 9980, the council is investing in substantial fire safety improvements for all of its tower blocks, reports Ron Alalouff. Read More