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Government to intervene on cladding remediation test case
Housing secretary Angela Rayner has permission to provide oral or written evidence to reinforce the argument that building owners are liable for safety-related costs.
‘Catastrophic’ water leak leaves south London Get Living BTR scheme uninhabitable for up to a year
Muse completed The Filigree scheme in Lewisham last year, with Balfour Beatty as main contractor.
Housebuilders call on Reeves to suspend £3.4bn Building Safety Levy
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has sent a letter signed by over 100 housebuilders to chancellor Rachel Reeves calling for a suspension to the Building Safety Levy.
Unite’s £73m Bristol PBSA scheme delayed due to safety gateway process
Delay at gateway two safety stage pushes back completion of 500-bed Freestone Island development by a year, to 2027.
Building Safety Regulator hits back at criticism over delays and argues ‘industry must do better’
The government's Building Safety Regulator has hit back at criticism over capacity constraints and delays to developers, stating it is "working to put this right".
Higher risks for low-rise homes
The final report of the Grenfell Tower inquiry, published in September last year, made no specific recommendations to improve the behaviour of ‘clients’, the blanket term applied to building owners and developers.
Rayner launches construction regulator as government accepts all Grenfell report recommendations
Speaking in the House of Commons today (26 February), the housing secretary set out the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report.
Developers face costly 18-month delays due to three-stage safety regulations, PFC reports
Three-stage safety approval process is hampering schemes' viability, according to independent body that identifies barriers to development.
Grenfell material manufacturer launches case against London council
Siderise launched the judicial review as it claimed its exclusion from local projects was “unwarranted” and that RBKC’s decision stood “without foundation or justification”.