All cladding articles – Page 4
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NewsG15 boss says housebuilders can afford fire safety bill
Geeta Nanda says funding through schemes such as Help to Buy means Gove’s £4bn repair bill can be met
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NewsOfficial admits to Grenfell Inquiry that ambiguous building regs guidance ‘didn’t work’
Former civil servant in charge of the rules says industry had been expected to work out what fire safety guidance meant
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NewsExclusive: HBF boss hits out at Gove over ‘cartel’ slur
Stewart Baseley calls housing secretary’s comments ’extremely worrying’ in leaked letter
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NewsRICS updates EWS1 form to reflect ‘proportionate’ approach to fire safety checks
But forms already completed still valid until new assessments carried out on blocks
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NewsMPs demand comprehensive building safety fund to pay for repairs
Select committee echoes housebuilders call that suppliers, subbies, insurers and other developers contribute to costs
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NewsInvestigations continue into blaze at Redrow-built block in Aldgate
Firefighters are expected to be investigating the fire that started on the 17th floor of the Relay Building in Aldgate today and tomorrow
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NewsOfficial said ACM panels went ‘whoosh!’ when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by senior official Brian Martin just 18 months before Grenfell fire
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NewsOfficials suggest developer levy could be ‘backstop’ to ensure industry pays for remediation
Senior civil servant tells MPs Government is “very clear” the cost of mid-rise building repairs will come from the industry
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NewsTaylor Wimpey boss says government shares ‘moral’ responsibility for fire safety clean-up
Pete Redfern says Grenfell Inquiry proceedings show role of government as negotiations over £4bn cladding bill continue
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NewsPersimmon CEO says he expects new fire safety levy
Dean Finch says new charge most likely outcome of negotiations with government over cladding costs
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News‘Draconian’ building safety measures step closer after being agreed by Lords committee
Powers to prohibit house builders developing schemes agreed despite HBF compromise offer
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NewsFormer official denies government ‘covered up’ cladding test failures
Disastrous 2001 test results on cladding panels used on Grenfell were not made public until this year
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NewsBRE manager did not tell minister that ACM had failed fire test 16 years before Grenfell
Debbie Smith denied reaching agreement with senior official to withhold key details about cladding from minister in meeting three days after fire, inquiry hears
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In FocusBuilding safety row explained: is Gove really going to shut down housebuilders?
Housebuilders are locked in negotiations after Michael Gove threatened to shut them down unless they pay £4bn to repair housing blocks affected by the fire safety crisis. Joey Gardiner assesses what is at stake
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NewsGrenfell insulation firm Kingspan increases profit by 50%
Materials giant boosted by strong demand and acquisitions
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NewsUse of EWS1 forms rose after Jenrick announced their ‘scrapping’
Latest official data shows the fire safety assessments needed on more than a quarter of mid-rise flat valuations
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NewsGove cladding amendments branded ‘draconian’ and ‘extreme’
Housebuilders say they will continue to negotiate with housing secretary despite threat to stop them trading
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NewsGove unveils plans to give legal force to £4bn cladding threats
Ministers plan to amend building law to stop developers from building unless they pay into remediation fund
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NewsPersimmon sought legal advice over £4bn cladding threats
Top QC reported as saying Gove would be acting unlawfully if he sought to hinder housebuilders from trading
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CommentGove’s building safety measures are positive but more clarity is needed
The housing secretary’s package of proposals on building safety are significant but many questions remain, writes Paul Hackett