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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
![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
![Cladding crisis - SLC pens letter to Michael Gove urging action](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
John Clay, a board member and past chairman of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers, has written an open letter to the...
15 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
![New-build market share hits lowest level in a decade](/upload/images/library/Flats400x310.jpg)
New research has found that the proportion of UK property transactions accounted for by the new-build sector hit its lowest level in...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leaseholders need extra funding not just extra time](/img/default/pit.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
![New government guidance on cladding approved by property management firm](/img/default/pit.png)
Principle Estate Management has welcomed a major UK government intervention that means leaseholders “trapped” in flats due to the cladding crisis...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding claim - developers could face tax on profits as high as £50m](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s 10 biggest developers could each face a potential average tax bill of £25 million per year if the government...
28 May 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
![Ten-point plan – the future of the cladding crisis unveiled](/img/default/pit.png)
Government policy and a lack of joined-up thinking are holding back the progress needed to tackle the cladding crisis, particularly in...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding update – supporting investors, but also warning them…](/img/default/pit.png)
Property developer and Reform UK leader Richard Tice has outlined a new warranty scheme to resolve the cladding crisis affecting thousands...
02 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
![Cladding roundup – understanding and tackling the ongoing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – BTR re-cladding and the declining appeal of flats](/img/default/pit.png)
LaSalle Investment Management has become the first institutional investment landlord in the UK to complete re-cladding at a cost in excess...
05 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
![Why the cladding issue must be addressed immediately](/img/default/pit.png)
The Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent inquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
!['Cladding disgrace' needs to be resolved, says UK letting firm](/img/default/pit.png)
Homeowners must be helped out of the cladding crisis as insurance premiums soar, according to Apropos. The firm believes that the continuing...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investing in a leasehold? You may want to think again!](/img/default/pit.png)
With the leasehold scandal back on the news agenda thanks to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opening enforcement cases focusing...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan – what has his record been on housing?](/img/default/pit.png)
While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Protecting your investments from going up in smoke](/img/default/pit.png)
How can effective fire risk management help protect the value of your property investment? When investing in property, potential ROI or yield...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK construction growth prospects downgraded](/img/default/pit.png)
Growth prospects for the UK construction industry have been downgraded amid growing signs that 2018 will be a difficult year for...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![New cladding tests reveal further safety failings](/img/default/pit.png)
Cladding used on 111 high-rise blocks across Britain, 90 of which are owned or managed by social housing providers, have now...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent inquiry: Grenfell exposed a ‘systemic failure’ of building regulation](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s decision to launch an independent review of building regulations after tests showed that at least 82 residential high-rises use...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![LGA calls for building regulation review after Grenfell Tower tragedy](/img/default/pit.png)
The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on central government to launch an ‘urgent and immediate’ review of building regulations following...