All cladding articles – Page 2
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Telford Homes and London Square sign cladding contract
Developer London Square blasts government for ’discredit’ done to the firm by department’s handling of fire safety pledge
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Galliard and Rydon blasted as housebuilders scramble to sign cladding contracts
Of the 11 housebuilders fingered by Michael Gove over fire safety, only Rydon has signalled intention to defy government
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Gove threatens to put 11 housebuilders who have not signed cladding contract ‘out of business’
Housing secretary repeats pledge to stop developers trading as deadline passes
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Gove to tell MPs if any housebuilders have failed to sign cladding repair contract
Housing secretary set to address Parliament with update on self remediation contract this afternoon
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Vistry latest to signal intent to sign cladding contract
Housebuilder joins Barratt and Persimmon but major builders Berkeley, Taylor Wimpey and Bellway are still to commit
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Barratt and Persimmon to sign cladding contract after government backs down on terms
Recent negotiations have seen Michael Gove agree to tighten scope of contract around JVs and limit betterment liability
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Gove to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m
Government estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade
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Government spends £8m to chase high-rise property owners over fire safety works
Funding to go to local authority enforcment teams largely in London, Birmingham and Manchester
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Gove rips up compromises on cladding pledge contract
Housebuilders set for confrontation with housing secretary over legal wording underpinning £2bn cladding pledge
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Government pilots building safety levy-funded repair programme
Applications will be invited for cladding work on around 60 buildings
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Housebuilders hit back at ‘anti-development’ building safety levy
Representatives of homebuilders say the government is punishing ‘innocent’ firms for the failures of ‘the few’
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One in 10 fire-risk high rises have not had cladding removed
Buildings still in need of remediation concentrated in London and Manchester
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Government takes steps towards first cladding legal action
DLUHC gives Grey GR Limited Partnership 21 days to complete remediation works or face action
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RICS consults on valuation guidance for flat blocks caught in cladding crisis
The surveyors institute hopes new guidance will unlock mortgage lending where work is yet to be carried out
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What are the key lessons from Hyde cladding judgment?
Last month’s victory for Hyde subsidiary, Martlet Homes, over contractor Mulalley, has big implications for organisations grappling with post-Grenfell fire safety rememdiation work, writes Tim Hillier
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Kingspan half-year turnover smashes €4bn barrier for the first time
Products firm reports record revenue
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Housing association wins key legal battle with contractor over faulty cladding liability
Hyde subsidiary celebrates as contractor Mulalley facing potential bill of £8m over dispute on Portsmouth towers
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Partnerships builder Willmott Dixon says supply chain ‘dodging’ £44m cladding repair bill
Firm’s chairman promises legal action against subcontractors over mixed use scheme
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New housing secretary acts to ‘re-set’ relationship with housebuilders
Greg Clark has phone call with HBF in first days, contrasting with Gove’s refusal to speak with body at all
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Gove warns of legal action if landlords send remediation bills to leaseholders
Building Safety Act provisions to protect leaseholders come into force today