A clear target date for completing the removal of dangerous cladding from buildings should be published by the UK Government, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said in a report which found that remediation works are proceeding slowly and up to 60 per cent of buildings encased in flammable materials have yet to be identified.
By Kerry Reals on 05 November 2024
An investigation into the cause of a fire in a block of flats in Dagenham will be “protracted” and complex, London Fire Brigade commissioner Andy Roe has said, amid reports that the building was in the process of having non-compliant cladding removed.
By Kerry Reals on 28 August 2024
The Grenfell tragedy uncovered serious fire and building safety defects in hundreds of thousands of flats across the UK, but in the seven years since, politicians, developers and the construction industry have failed to ensure that safety-critical remediation works are carried out quickly and at no cost to innocent leaseholders.
By Campaign team, End Our Cladding Scandal on 04 July 2024
