All cladding articles – Page 7
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NewsGiant ACM-clad Ballymore block hit by blaze
Ballymore subsidiary had been ‘named and shamed’ by the government in January for failing to remove cladding
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NewsCall to ensure cladding tax doesn’t make housebuilders ‘pay twice’ for repairs
HBF says £2bn tax must take account of ’hundreds of millions’ spent by developers already on fire safety works
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NewsAll developers with profit above £25m to face £2bn cladding tax
Treasury consults industry on the design of promised developer tax to pay for fire safety work
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NewsGovernment Fire Safety Bill victory will see leaseholders ‘ruined’
Campaigners express horror over bill passing financial responsibility for £10bn of repairs on to leaseholders
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NewsGovernment defeats bid to protect leaseholders over cladding despite Tory rebels
Further votes expected on Fire Safety Bill while consultation on code of practice for cladding assessors launched
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NewsAssociation’s shared ownership sales hit by cladding crisis
PA Housing says pandemic and problems securing EWS1 assessments halved projected sales
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NewsNew fire safety assessment for external wall construction launched
British Standards Institution consults on code of practice in wake of Grenfell tragedy
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NewsLabour floats public sector ban for Grenfell insulation firm Kingspan
Irish construction products giant has been shaken by revelations over its conduct during the inquiry into the fire
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NewsFormer Grenfell insulation boss denies MPs’ dinner was attempt to stop combustibles ban
Senior Kingspan staff attended January 2018 dinner at Palace of Westminster months after Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
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NewsKingspan director denies misleading Grenfell Inquiry over rigged fire test
Adrian Pargeter says ‘powers of recollection…deserted me’ when giving evidence last December
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NewsOwners of 900 unsafe buildings ‘unable to provide basic information’, minister says
Housing minister Chris Pincher says issue is slowing down safety push
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NewsBellway sees interim profit drop on fire safety costs
Pre-tax profit hit by £20m charge despite record completions in first six months of the year
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NewsCertification body not set up to counter ‘deliberate misrepresentation’
‘Maybe we were naive,’ admits chief scientific officer as inquiry hears Arconic ignored 11 requests for information
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NewsMPs reject bid to protect leaseholders from recladding costs
House of Lords amendment to the Fire Safety Bill is voted down by government
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NewsCertifier reprimanded for ‘serious’ error in Grenfell insulation, inquiry hears
BBA’s certificate for Kingspan product described by inquiry counsel as ‘dangerously misleading’
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NewsManufacturer changed Grenfell cladding without alerting certifier, inquiry hears
Arconic did not formally update British Board of Agrement when it changed the core of its ACM panels
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NewsGovernment suffers Lords defeat on leaseholder liability for repairs
House of Lords votes to reinsert amendment protecting leaseholders from cladding costs
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NewsCertifier based insulation fire rating on tests of other products, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Former deputy chief executive of the BBA said he was not sure if the decision was permitted under UK fire regulations
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NewsBBA issued 'materially wrong' certificate for Grenfell ACM, inquiry hears
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
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NewsL&Q pledges investigation as fifth floor window falls from flat block
Landlord tells residents of Chase House in Kilburn it is ‘very sorry’ for the incident