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Government funding released for cladding removal

19 Oct 2018

THE GOVERNMENT has released £248m of the promised £400m to councils and housing association for removing and replacing combustible aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding.

BAFE announces Kitchen Fire Protection Systems Scheme

19 Oct 2018

THE ORGANISATION’S new scheme for third party certification assessment, SP206, has been developed over the last two years.

Government warning released on combustible window panels

19 Oct 2018

AN ADVICE note published by the government warned high rise building owners with combustible window panels to check the type of panel used, in case they increase fire spread risks.

Welsh government refuses to fund Cardiff cladding removal

19 Oct 2018

THE WELSH government stated that it has ‘no plans’ to pay for the removal and replacement of combustible cladding on six council owned tower blocks.

York fire retailer ‘warned about risk’ from fire

19 Oct 2018

B&M, WHOSE store in York was destroyed by fire earlier this month, was said by a former manager to have been warned about the fire risks on site weeks beforehand.

Suspended sentence for breach of prohibition notice

19 Oct 2018

JING ZHENG had allowed people to sleep above a takeway restaurant that had received a prohibition notice, with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) prosecuting her for the breach.

‘Serious’ fire alarm failure sees agent fined

19 Oct 2018

VIKTORIA STROIEVA, director of property management agent Maxvik Ltd, was fined by Waltham Forest Council for the failures and a ‘rent-to-rent’ scam undertaken at a property.

Landlord fined for lack of ‘basic’ fire safety equipment

19 Oct 2018

THE LANDLORD, responsible for an ‘unlicensed’ house in multiple occupation (HMO) in Ilford, was prosecuted over this and a lack of fire safety equipment.

Prosecution sees fine for HMO and fire safety breaches

19 Oct 2018

ISLINGTON COUNCIL fined Kuppusami Selvarajan and a management company nearly £22,000 for ‘leaving tenants without fire alarms’ as well as faulty electrics and no glass in his property’s windows.

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