News – Page 18
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NewsMore details emerge on combustibles ban
Housing secretary’s move comes ahead of Grenfell inquiry’s resumption next week
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NewsMore private tower blocks found to have combustible cladding
Just 23 of 197 blocks have solved risk from ACM since Grenfell fire
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NewsWorried local authorities bombard government with queries about cladding safety
Housing ministry mailbox deluged with over 9,000 emails since being set up following Grenfell fire
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NewsHigh Court challenge to combustible cladding ban upheld
Decision rules portion of consultation had been 'inadequate'
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NewsCombustibles ban could hit green walls, warns designer
Restriction was introduced a year ago in response to Grenfell disaster
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NewsCamden council makes £130m High Court claim against tower block contractors
Legal action centres on Chalcots Estate evacuation in June 2017
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NewsGLA starts search for cladding guru
New role to manage private sector cladding fund for building owners in London
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NewsBan all combustible materials following Bolton blaze, says fire group
Student block was clad in high-pressure laminate panels
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NewsGovernment struggling to get a grip on scale of flammable cladding problem
Esther McVey tells Labour shadow it is trying to understand ‘scope and scale of issue'
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NewsGrenfell report backs ‘golden thread’ calls for high-rise buildings
Next phase will examine why materials in fatal blaze failed to meet regulations, says inquiry head
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NewsGovernment losing patience with those building owners yet to remove dangerous cladding
On eve of Grenfell report, housing secretary Robert Jenrick says he is close to ‘naming and shaming’ firms
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NewsGovernment concedes building safety reform ‘will take time’
Government responds to housing committee report
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NewsHackitt slams safety costs fears
Grenfell report author says ‘widespread culture of indifference’ in construction remains
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NewsFire brigade drops ‘stay put’ advice after latest homes blaze
Residents living in Worcester Park scheme told to evacuate in the event of a fire
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NewsAlmost 25,000 high-risk homes still clad in ACM
Latest update reveals there are 324 buildings with ACM cladding systems
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NewsGovernment floats tighter fire safety regulations
Consultation proposes reducing height of buildings that require sprinklers
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NewsWillmott Dixon and Hackney row over defects on resi block
Contractor’s housing arm Willmott Partnership Homes disputes ‘many’ of council’s claims
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NewsCompetence report recommendations could add to labour shortages, L&Q warns
Housing association says new rules could hike costs of jobs
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NewsFirms to be saddled with costs of improving competence
Price of buildings likely to rise to pay for regulation and oversight of competence frameworks
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NewsSafety competence report findings ‘problematic’, experts warn
Worries grow that Competence Steering Group interim recommendations leave questions unanswered