Almost 5,000 housing developments – either completed or on site – are currently using timber cladding despite warnings about its dangers from fire experts, Inside Housing can exclusively reveal. There ...
A fire in London last year spread via scaffolding before penetrating a timber-framed extension on the top of the building fitted with disconnected fire alarms.
A north London council has sounded the alarm over what it fears could be a fresh national cladding issue after a probe found UPVC on buildings to be hazardous. Hundreds of Barnet residents face being ...