DLUHC allocates £8m to speed up cladding repairs

9 December 22

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has dedicated more than £8m to council enforcement teams to hold building owners to account for cladding repairs.

RICS publishes cladding valuation guidance to boost lending confidence

6 December 22

RICS has published new guidance on valuing residential buildings with unsafe cladding, which it says will play “an important role in restoring a fully functioning [housing] market”.

Landlords told to act following Rochdale mould death verdict

24 November 22

The death of toddler Awaab Ishak has exposed serious failings in the way property concerns are addressed.

DLUHC warns housebuilders against ‘backsliding’ on cladding pledge

2 November 22

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has said it expects housebuilders to sign a finalised fire safety pledge “very soon”, legally binding them to carry out cladding repairs.

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Government sends a clear signal to get on with cladding repairs

19 October 22

Decision by housing secretary to issue legal warning to freeholder of a tower block shows it won’t accept delays.

Clarke takes legal action against Stevenage tower owner over cladding repairs

10 October 22

Housing minister Simon Clarke has launched legal action against the owner of a Stevenage tower that has failed to carry out cladding repair work in a jolting “warning to the industry’s outliers”.