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Leaseholders facing the prospect of huge bills to remove unsafe cladding will be offered valuable insights into the possible implications of...

Since the devastating tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire in 2017, cladding issues have been highlighted across thousands of properties in...

On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...

As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...

John Clay, a board member and past chairman of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers, has written an open letter to the...

The Labour Party is calling for “sustained investment” in public services that could help resolve the building safety crisis and prevent...

New research has found that the proportion of UK property transactions accounted for by the new-build sector hit its lowest level in...

As part of its unveiling of some of the detail in the Building Safety Bill currently making its way through Parliament,...

Principle Estate Management has welcomed a major UK government intervention that means leaseholders “trapped” in flats due to the cladding crisis...

The UK’s 10 biggest developers could each face a potential average tax bill of £25 million per year if the government...

Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...

Work on replacing dangerous cladding on high rise buildings across the UK could be accelerated and made cheaper if the government...

Government policy and a lack of joined-up thinking are holding back the progress needed to tackle the cladding crisis, particularly in...

Property developer and Reform UK leader Richard Tice has outlined a new warranty scheme to resolve the cladding crisis affecting thousands...

Principle Estate Management has welcomed government plans for new legislation that takes fire safety even more seriously. The Home Office has announced...

In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...

LaSalle Investment Management has become the first institutional investment landlord in the UK to complete re-cladding at a cost in excess...

A leading leasehold law expert has warned that leaseholders affected by the cladding scandal face 'years of misery'. Mark Chick, a specialist...

The Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent inquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name...

Homeowners must be helped out of the cladding crisis as insurance premiums soar, according to Apropos. The firm believes that the continuing...

With the leasehold scandal back on the news agenda thanks to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opening enforcement cases focusing...

While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...

How can effective fire risk management help protect the value of your property investment?   When investing in property, potential ROI or yield...

Growth prospects for the UK construction industry have been downgraded amid growing signs that 2018 will be a difficult year for...

Cladding used on 111 high-rise blocks across Britain, 90 of which are owned or managed by social housing providers, have now...

The government’s decision to launch an independent review of building regulations after tests showed that at least 82 residential high-rises use...

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on central government to launch an ‘urgent and immediate’ review of building regulations following...

Council chiefs are urging all private landlords and developers to check the cladding on any buildings they own in Plymouth following...