All cladding articles – Page 4
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Investigations 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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Official 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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Officials 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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Taylor 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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Persimmon 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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‘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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Former 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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BRE 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 Focus
Building 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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Grenfell insulation firm Kingspan increases profit by 50%
Materials giant boosted by strong demand and acquisitions
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Use 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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Gove 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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Gove 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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Persimmon 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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Comment
Gove’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
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Redrow CEO brands Gove’s cladding threats ‘unrealistic’ and ‘inequitable’
Matthew Pratt is the first chief executive to speak out against threat to stop housebuilders trading
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‘Serious concerns’ raised about BRE five years before Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
‘Damning’ report found lessons had not been learned at testing house
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Barratt says full year numbers will be ahead of expectations
However housebuilder sees completions drop in the first half and warns on further cladding costs
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Housebuilders taking legal advice as row erupts over £4bn cladding fund
HBF accuses the government of issuing ‘disproportionate’ threats against the industry over fire safety repairs
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Gove threatens to stop housebuilders trading unless they pay into cladding fund
Housing secretary steps up war of words with developers