All cladding articles – Page 6
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NewsBuild to rent developers to be exempt from £2bn cladding tax
Treasury officials brief the sector that the government has taken on demands for exclusion from new tariff
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NewsHousing associations to be exempt from £2bn cladding tax
Treasury decides to remove “non-profit” organisations from scope of new levy
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NewsCall for build to rent exemption as Treasury publishes £2bn developer tax details
British Property Federation argues rental landlords are already facing full cost of post-Grenfell fire safety repairs themselves
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NewsNew post-Grenfell code for construction products launched
Initiative aims to fight misleading marketing with ‘clear and unambiguous’ product information
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NewsGrenfell cladding compliance was responsibility of others, manufacturer tells inquiry
Cladding manufacturer said project team working on the tower’s refurbishment had failed to analyse the regulatory regime
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NewsDozens of amendments to Building Safety Bill to be debated by MPs
12 changes to existing clauses and 16 new clauses have been proposed by opposition and backbench MPs
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NewsMortgage lenders need more information before changing EWS1 approach
Most lenders and valuers continue to require assessments on blocks below 18m despite government announcement
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NewsHigh rise levy to hit up to 14,000 new homes a year
Ministry to exempt affordable housing from Building Safety Levy but admits charge might knock completions
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NewsFive more blocks identified for ACM remediation
Government releases update on fire safety work progress
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NewsFears raised over £1bn industry cost of new building safety system
Cost of regulation could affect scheme viability as impact assessment shows burden on industry in first three years
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NewsNHF criticises lack of funding for housing associations in Building Safety Bill
Trade body warns charitable associations are diverting money away from development for fire safety remediation
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NewsArchitect warns of ‘avalanche of claims’ from Building Safety Bill
Industry told to brace for flood of historic claims unleashed by bill
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NewsStirling Prize-winning scheme latest to be caught in post Grenfell safety crisis
Sunday Times reports that Countryside’s Accordia development has failed test over timber balconies
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NewsConsultants still unable to value housing blocks despite EWS1 reforms
Savills and JLL say a lack of robust information from landlords on cladding is bedevilling attempts to get market moving
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NewsHousing minister says government will take no action over PI crisis
Some firms struggling to get professional indemnity cover particularly for cladding or fire-related claims
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News75 high-rise ACM blocks will not be repaired by Christmas
Housing minister Chris Pincher provides update to parliament on anniversary of Grenfell
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NewsWillmott Dixon bill for cladding repairs set to top £11m
Housing contractor says issue helped send profit slumping more than 60% last year
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NewsManchester student resi tower rejected for ‘poor quality cladding’
Council said the 28-storey scheme would have a ‘detrimental impact on visual amenity’
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NewsCountryside profit falls on fire safety write-down
Revenue at housebuilder soars but site sales and forward orders drop back
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NewsACM panels ‘not involved’ in Ballymore block blaze
Developer claims Grenfell-style combustible cladding played no part in major fire at New Providence Wharf development