All building safety articles – Page 6
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NewsA2 Dominion changes executive team structure in drive to improve resident services
The London housing association will not increase its housebuilding programme, in order to focus on improving its existing services
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CommentIt will take at least a year for the sector to become confident with the new building safety regime
The industry has been working hard to get up to speed with the new regulations, but there’s still much to learn, writes Andrew Mellor
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NewsCourt orders building owner to pay £60,000 for cladding removal delays
Chaplair Limited fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £30,000 in costs for missing deadline to remove cladding
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NewsFurther delays likely under second staircase transitional arrangements, Housing Forum warns
Gove’s transitional period gives a tighter window to get schemes started than current regulations - meaning housebuilders may hold off applying for building regulations approval for schemes until they are sure they can build within 18 months
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NewsCladding removal firm fined £240,000 for making Liverpool housing block ‘more dangerous’
Green Facades pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to breaching safety regulations following inspections by the Health and Safety Executive
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NewsNewham Council wins landmark case against building owner over cladding removal
Local authority successfully prosecutes Chaplair Limited for delays in replacing flammable cladding
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NewsHousing association and contractor plead not guilty to charges over retirement village blaze
Your Housing Group and repairs contractor Morgan Sindall Property Services deny breaking law over Crewe fire
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NewsBerkeley overhauls 1,300-home Oval scheme with second staircase revisions
Developer’s approach includes linking already consented stair cores with corridors
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NewsEstimated 2,000 buildings not registered with regulator 10 days before deadline
New Building Safety Regulator tells building owners that not registering by 1 October is a criminal offence
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NewsRegulator warns social landlords to get on top of RAAC dangers
RSH tells affordable housing bosses they need to know if problem concrete present in their homes
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NewsCalls for social landlords to start ‘urgent’ RAAC inspection programme
Consultants say use of dangerous lightweight concrete panels was widespread in social housing in the ‘50s-’70s
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NewsDLUHC says amber rating for Building Safety Regulator is appropriate
Department says major projects authority’s concern reflects the scale of challenge the fledging HSE body is facing
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NewsGove’s new second staircase threshold will stall more schemes, experts warn
Surprise move to tighten fire safety rules could lead to developers struggling to ensure viability
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NewsFears government’s slow response to Morrell review could ‘freeze progress’ on building product safety
CPA says clarity needed on UKCA mark
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CommentSix years on from Grenfell and real change is finally happening
Following the sixth anniversary of Grenfell last month, Andrew Mellor reflects on building safety progress so far and finds much positivity - although many firms still have a long way to go
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NewsTottenham Hotspur’s 850-home towers plan hit by second staircase delay
Proposals for 850 homes in shadow of club’s stadium approved after fire safety rejig
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NewsTesting body BRE no longer accepting work from Kingspan or Celotex due to Grenfell
Firm ends relationship with insulation firms following evidence at inquiry
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NewsClarion pauses work on 15 schemes due to second staircases uncertainty
Housing association giant has 2,000 affordable homes on hold
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NewsCity Hall ‘wouldn’t rule out’ lowering second staircase threshold, deputy mayor says
‘We have to be clear that safety comes first,’ London’s deputy mayor for housing says as list of major schemes made unviable by rule grows