Cladding liability update

By Barry Hembling2019-02-28T06:00:00

A clearer picture is starting to emerge on liability for combustible cladding

Evidence from the first phase of the Grenfell inquiry, which ended in December, has confirmed how quickly combustible cladding contributed to the spread of the fire. The external cladding was alight within 11 minutes of the kitchen fire starting, after the fire breached uPVC window fittings from inside the fourth-floor flat. As we learn more about the reasons why the fire spread so quickly, a clearer picture is emerging on what this means for developers, contractors and consultants associated with buildings that have combustible cladding.

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