Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers. Under the plans, ...

Taylor Wimpey's profits have been wiped out by higher-than-expected costs to remove cladding from its buildings in response to the Grenfell fire tragedy. The company made a loss in the first half of ...

New government targets to fix dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings in the next five years have been labelled as “extremely disappointing” by campaigners, who say the proposals will only ...

Timber cladding has become a familiar sight on buildings across the UK, from contemporary housing developments to extensions and refurbishment projects. Its popularity reflects a wider shift ...

Manufacturers and developers could be effectively blocked from the housing market if they don't help fix cladding safety issues, the government has said. The risk posed by some kinds of aluminum ...

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The housing secretary will amend the Building Safety Bill to prevent developers from building and selling new homes if they don't pay to fix cladding issues on their buildings. Michael Gove has ...