News – Page 18
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Some new Persimmon and Bellway homes ‘not fire safe’, BBC investigation finds
Guaranteeing new homes are compliant with Building Regulations is the responsibility of the housebuilder
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Taylor Wimpey sees 6% profit hike
Housebuilder’s pre-tax profit rises to £858m as it says Help to Buy winding down is a good thing
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Government set to pay Grenfell Tower site programme director £100k
Housing department appointee will oversee the government's management of the site
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Hackitt frustrated by government's slow response to report
Whitehall took seven months to address former HSE chair’s review of building regulations
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More than 400 high-rise towers still have ACM cladding
Government research shows remedial plans for dozens of buildings ‘remain unclear’
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Government says key Hackitt proposals will be looked at by next spring
Scores of report’s recommendations are due to be consulted on in the new year
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Barratt and Kier among eight firms trialling Hackitt recommendations
Pair joined by Wates, Willmott Dixon and L Q in initiative
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Government says Hackitt's recommendations will be implemented in full
Housing secretary says document marks ‘culture change’ in industry
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Cladding ban details suggests CLT will be outlawed
Government has ruled out the use of any material that does not have one of the top combustiblity ratings in buildings over 18m
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Local authorities can remove combustible cladding on private towers as ban comes into effect
Local authorities will have to recover costs from the building's owner
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Brokenshire running the rule over government's response to Hackitt
Report runs to less than 100 pages and is expected to be out before Christmas
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No plans in place to replace combustible cladding on more than 100 privately-owned towers
But this number has fallen from more than 200 in June
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Southwark council votes to refurbish Ledbury estate
Four residential towers on south London estate to get full make-over, says local authority
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Minister to spell out Hackitt plan details by Christmas
James Brokenshire to make announcements on cladding ban and implementing report’s recommendations in coming weeks
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Ministers extend probe to non-ACM cladding
Government set to ban aluminium composite material cladding but looking into other potentially flammable finishes
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Bellway breaks 10,000-homes barrier
North East housebuilder adds that it has set aside £6m for post-Grenfell recladding work
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Call to jail those who flout fire regulations
Industry figures say that the minimum acceptable standards needed to be made clearer
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Get rid of value engineering, Hackitt tells industry
Construction set up for firms 'to bid at any cost' fire safety author says
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Combustible cladding ban needs to go further, say fire experts
Fire union wants material outlawed on all buildings
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Housing secretary set to ban combustible cladding
Ban is not expected to apply to existing buildings