Free high rise fire safety and legal advice in Wales
The Welsh Government has launched a new scheme to help support leaseholders in medium and high-rise buildings affected by fire safety issues in Wales. Launched on 10 May 2024, the scheme offers free and bespoke legal advice to help resolve potential disputes according...
‘Life-critical’ cladding problems affect 2,000 social housing blocks in England
Flammable material found in more than one in 10 blocks over 11 metres tall, and action is urged on smaller buildings, government figures show Nearly 2,000 social housing blocks in England have “life-critical” external cladding problems, according to The Guardian. The...
Council sounds alarm on timber-frame housing after fire
A London council has warned fire-safety issues found in around 600 of its low-rise homes may be the “tip of the iceberg” of a national problem according to Construction News. Barnet Council said it is briefing the government and other local authorities after an...
Businesses warned not to flout fire safety laws in wake of prosecutions
BUSINESSES WHO flout fire safety laws and needlessly put lives in danger will be pursued to the full extent of the law. That’s the stark warning issued by fire protection officers from the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service according to Fire Safety Matters....
South Yorkshire high rise fire safety plea
Fire service marks new law anniversary with high-rise residential buildings plea South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service is calling on those responsible for South Yorkshire’s high-rise residential buildings to get in touch, a year after new regulations came into...
MP accuses London landlord of ‘sitting on hands’ after ignoring concerns raised months before fire in Wembley
A Labour MP has accused a London landlord of “sitting on their hands” after he repeatedly raised concerns about the building’s safety defects months before a fire engulfed the block in flames yesterday according to Inside Housing. Correspondence between Octavia...
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