All building safety articles – Page 5
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Features
Explainer: Gove’s threats to shut down housebuilders over building safety
Housebuilders are locked in negotiations with Michael Gove over paying another £4bn to repair housing blocks affected by the fire safety crisis
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High energy costs – it’s not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate – but it should be
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Gove unveils plan to give legal force to £4bn cladding threats
Ministers set to amend law to stop developers from building unless they pay into remediation fund
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Persimmon sought legal advice from top QC over Gove’s £4bn cladding threats
Barrister reported as saying Gove would be acting unlawfully if he sought to hinder housebuilders from trading
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Learning from Grenfell: collaborative procurement to support building safety
New government guidance will help implement Judith Hackitt’s recommendation of a more integrated, less adversarial approach to construction
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Gove threatens to stop housebuilders trading unless they pay into cladding fund
Housing secretary steps up war of words with developers
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Industry can’t ‘rest on laurels’ over net zero and building safety, government tells firms
Minister outlines construction’s priorities for the year ahead
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Insurers call for hybrid structures to make timber buildings easier to insure
Report recommendations include concrete cores and alternating concrete and timber floors to reduce flood and fire risk
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MPs to scrutinise Gove’s building safety funding plan
Committee inquiry calls for industry submissions on proposed £4bn housebuilder levy
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Safety fears force Ballymore to withdraw Docklands tower scheme
Plans for 52-storey tower pulled as concerns raised over single staircase design
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When will the blockage on mortgage valuations for flats end?
Michael Gove wants to unlock a part of the housing market frozen by concerns over fire safety, but his plan to ditch EWS1 forms may take timeÂ
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New guide to external wall assessments published
BSI produces government-backed fire safety guide aimed at replacing consolidated advice note
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Gove tells developers who defy safety rules ‘we’re coming for you’
Housing secretary warns he will ‘expose and pursue’ firms to foot the bill for unsafe homes
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Mortgage lenders still confused after EWS1 change
Most lenders and valuers continue to require safety assessments on blocks below 18m despite government announcement
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Revealed: Key principles of Hackitt’s ‘golden thread’ to improve building safety
Working group publishes details and definitions to ensure implementation of Hackitt’s recommendations
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Explainer: What next for the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill?
The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill, ushering in wide-ranging reforms for how residential blocks are built and maintained, has drawn both criticism and praise since its publication this week. So when will the measures be implemented?   Â
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All our ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill coverage in one place
All of our ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill news, opinion and analysis in one place
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Let’s not overlook what is good in the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill
Campaigners for leaserholders will understandably try to amend the bill but even so it represents a complete overhaul of the regulatory regime for buildings
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Peter Baker: meet the man who must ensure no repeat of Grenfell
As the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill is announced, we republish our interview with the new chief inspector of buildings who is overseeing the new building safety regulator
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Tory MP says ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill a ‘sticking plaster’
Stephen McPartland accuses the government of lacking the will to fix cladding scandal