#Cladding

Nearly Legal

nearlylegal

Via @Lees_Martina (and @PeteApps ) we now have a sense of how bad the cladding crisis is. The Govt’s (non-ACM) fund for remedial works had 2,957 blocks registered. (The fund

Ramzy Alwakeel

journoramzy

Today's the last day at @HuffPostUK for 17 of us. And we're going out on a high – this week we've published some great examples of the stories that we

Dr Jonathan Evans FIMechE

Jonatha135113

If you enjoyed the Inside Housing reporting on the history of Approved Document B that led to Grenfell materials being possible, here's a brief summary of the AD B changes

sophie liv

SophieLivett

@AskNationwide customer for 10yrs, saved 15% deposit for dream flat in 7oaks, got cladding fire report completed in under 3mos during pandemic & submitted all docs 8 DAYS before my

Liam Spender

LiamSpender

1/15 A visceral image of fire at ACM-clad New Providence Wharf in London.I hope everyone is alright and that the damage to people's homes is not extensive.Some thoughts below on

Robert Kwolek

RobertKwolek

This went up quick. The new Nine Elms underground station. Just a box with cladding and glass and little else. TFL has really scaled back their architectural ambitions. Compare this

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt

mhclg

THREAD: The Government is giving £5 billion to remove unsafe cladding and we guarantee all eligible applications to the Building Safety Fund will be able to proceed #FireSafetyBill But this

Peter Apps

PeteApps

A reminder that last year the government committed to ensure that the remediation of buildings with Grenfell-style cladding would be complete by June 2020. When they made that pledge 327

Prof. Chris Ashford

lawandsexuality

Meanwhile in East London... My take on the election results - and these awful scenes from London typify this - is that the challenge for all politicians is to show

Liam Spender

LiamSpender

1/4 #EndOurCladdingScandal @Barrattplc reports this morning that it will pay a £76.3 million dividend for the half year (https://bit.ly/2R1Hls2 ). That is nearly half the £200 million a year the government

Peter Apps

PeteApps

Amid a flurry of coverage of the misery being caused by the cladding scandal this week, I think it's worth explaining that this problem comes from 30 years of building

Jack Simpson

JSimpsonjourno

Over the last month I have taken a deep dive into the world of the EWSWhat I have uncovered is a hastily put together system that has caused misery for

Dr Jonathan Evans FIMechE

Jonatha135113

There are a few questions concering the claim that the cladding didn't get involved in the NPW fire. Please see my Linkedin for more details but here are some observations.

Andrew Fisher

FisherAndrew79

This week alone there's been more scandalous revelations on the Government's cack-handed PPE purchasing, the scandal of the Windrush compensation scheme, the Grenfell inquiry, Priti Patel bullying cover-up ... ...

Building Safety Register

BldgSafetyReg

One of the consequences of not addressing #BuildingSafetyCrisis issues in a block is a forced closure of a building by Fire Service or Local Authority. This thread shows some post

Peter Apps

PeteApps

This is a pretty extraordinary revelation from today at the inquiry.When the NHBC (the country's largest building control body) threatened to tell the market about Kingspan's combustible insulation was non-compliant