All fire safety articles – Page 8
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NewsConcealing cladding dangers ‘one of the major scandals of our time’, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Inquiry told that coalition government allowed itself to become the “junior partner” to the construction industry in a drive to cut red tape
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis to set up £1.2bn fire safety framework
Four-year deal is the largest framework in the housing association’s history
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NewsHousing associations cut plans for 13,000 homes in face of mounting fire safety costs
Call for more funding as research shows build programmes have been cut by a tenth over next five years
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NewsBellway sets out new volume growth plan
Housebuilder says it wants to sell up to 18,000 homes a year as it reports doubling in pre-tax profit
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NewsLabour pledges new agency to fund post-Grenfell repairs
Shadow housing secretary tells party conference that Right to Buy policy cannot continue
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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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NewsConstruction industry ‘cannot be trusted’ on regulation, Grenfell inquiry hears
Closing remarks on latest phase says sector focussed on profit as product certifier branded ‘hopelessly weak’
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NewsOne Housing falls to £26m loss
G15 landlord says its results hit by covid, fire safety costs and a development write-down
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NewsVast majority of social landlords giving greater priority to existing stock
Annual Savills survey of landlords shows focus on development stagnating as fire safety and net zero costs mount
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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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NewsFour out of five high street properties ripe for resi conversion
Controversial permitted development conversion rights and new fire safety tests for high rises have come in to force
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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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In FocusDenton’s in-tray: the big issues facing Homes England
As Peter Denton is confirmed as the new chief executive of Homes England, we republish this piece from January looking at the triple threats of market uncertainty, fire safety and net zero facing the agency
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis launches fire safety framework
Housing association is the latest to seek fire safety support in preparation for reforms that take effect in August
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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
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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