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£3.5bn additional funding welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

|Date: 11 February, 2021

£3.5bn additional funding welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an additional £3.5bn to the Building Safety Fund ...

Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an additional £3.5bn to the Building Safety Fund, to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings 18 metres and above, as well a ...

11 February, 2021
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Colmore Tang Construction launches end-to-end cladding remediation service

|Date: 15 January, 2021

Colmore Tang Construction launches end-to-end cladding remediation service

Birmingham-based Colmore Tang Construction has launched a cladding remediation service that provides a co ...

Birmingham-based Colmore Tang Construction has launched a cladding remediation service that provides a complete solution for building owners, managing agents and surveyors seeking to replace dangerous ...

15 January, 2021
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Six factors social housing providers need to consider in 2021

|Date: 6 January, 2021

Six factors social housing providers need to consider in 2021

2020 has been one of the most disruptive years in living memory and its effect will be felt long into the ...

2020 has been one of the most disruptive years in living memory and its effect will be felt long into the New Year. But the impact of COVID is not the only thing that social housing providers will nee ...

6 January, 2021
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New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

|Date: 18 December, 2020

New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

The Government has announced a £30m fund to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part ...

The Government has announced a £30m fund to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part of a further move to support thousands of residents in high-rise buildings. The new Waking Wat ...

18 December, 2020
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Innovative cladding fire detection system undergoes testing

|Date: 2 December, 2020

Innovative cladding fire detection system undergoes testing

A cladding fire detection system that could offer a lifeline to thousands affected by the UK’s cladding c ...

A cladding fire detection system that could offer a lifeline to thousands affected by the UK’s cladding crisis is undergoing a critical period of testing with one of the UK’s leading testing bodies, t ...

2 December, 2020
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Tata Steel | A1 rated cladding specified for Portsmouth residential scheme

|Date: 23 November, 2020

Tata Steel | A1 rated cladding specified for Portsmouth residential scheme

Tata Steel has supplied its leading steel standing seam wall cladding system, Urban Seam Façade, to a new ...

Tata Steel has supplied its leading steel standing seam wall cladding system, Urban Seam Façade, to a new award-winning development in Portsmouth. The Goldsmith Avenue project is among the first in th ...

23 November, 2020
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PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

|Date: 16 September, 2020

PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conde ...

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) condemns “badly missed” target to make thousands of Grenfell-style cladding homes safe. Three years ...

16 September, 2020
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Shackerley | Delivering a local authority’s vision for retail destination

|Date: 11 May, 2020

Shackerley | Delivering a local authority’s vision for retail destination

Maintaining a bustling high street with a mix of retail and leisure options is a challenge facing many UK ...

Maintaining a bustling high street with a mix of retail and leisure options is a challenge facing many UK towns. In Chorley, Lancashire, the local authority has met this challenge by purchasing and de ...

11 May, 2020
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Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

|Date: 3 April, 2020

Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Comm ...

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government's (MHCLG) building safety announcement. RICS has worked closely wi ...

3 April, 2020
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Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

|Date: 10 January, 2020

Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the natio ...

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the national conversation. But social housing providers have had to contend with much more. What does 20 ...

10 January, 2020
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