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![What support is available for property owners with cladding issues?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/CladdingScandal2-400x310.png)
Since the devastating tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire in 2017, cladding issues have been highlighted across thousands of properties in...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold consultation – what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LeaseholdImage-2020-400x310.jpg)
On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government action on cladding - how did the industry react?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Grenfell driven by ‘agenda of deregulation’, claims fire union lawyer](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Developers beware – cladding tax could cost £205m a year](/upload/images/library/CladdingScandal3-400x310.png)
The cladding tax introduced in last week’s Budget could cost the nation’s biggest housebuilders £205 million a year, research from Sirius...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - leasehold reform should be top of Michael Gove’s 'to-do’ list](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
Housebuilder Countryside Properties has become the latest big developer to pledge an end to ground rents on leasehold properties, meaning that...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Real people, real fears – Labour backs FBU to fight cladding scandal](/upload/images/library/CladdingScandal2-400x310.png)
The Labour Party is calling for “sustained investment” in public services that could help resolve the building safety crisis and prevent...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Potential ‘landmines’ in the Fire Safety Act revealed by property expert](/upload/images/library/FireSign-400x310.png)
Fire door inspections and compartmentation will be the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga, a property consultancy expert has warned. New...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leaseholders need extra funding not just extra time](/upload/images/library/CladdingScandal3-400x310.png)
As part of its unveiling of some of the detail in the Building Safety Bill currently making its way through Parliament,...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fire Safety Act 2021 – are landlords and investors prepared?](/upload/images/library/FireSign-400x310.png)
Compliance expert Bureau Veritas is encouraging landlords and duty holders to prepare for the Fire Safety Act 2021, and describes the...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – free frameworks webinars and the Building Safety Bill](/img/default/pit.png)
A series of free webinars are being held this month to help public sector clients access three major frameworks, including a...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – leaseholders still at risk, but developer leads the way…](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding update – quicker recladding works and digitising asset details](/img/default/pit.png)
Work on replacing dangerous cladding on high rise buildings across the UK could be accelerated and made cheaper if the government...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – why we must take cladding and fire safety more seriously](/img/default/pit.png)
Principle Estate Management has welcomed government plans for new legislation that takes fire safety even more seriously. The Home Office has announced...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leaseholders face ‘years of misery’ despite cladding fund, claims legal expert](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading leasehold law expert has warned that leaseholders affected by the cladding scandal face 'years of misery'. Mark Chick, a specialist...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Centrick secures £400k grant for cladding in Brum city centre](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property firm Centrick has become one of the first in the Midlands to secure remuneration as part of the government’s...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Removing consumer choice is not a victory for leaseholders](/img/default/pit.png)
While many have cautiously welcomed the prospect of leasehold reform, Mick Platt, chief executive of Wallace Partnership Group, offers a different...