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27/01/2022

Another £27m in funding for the installation of Fire Alarm Systems in high rise buildings.

Further to Mr Gove’s announcements; the Government has today announced a further £27m to pay for the installation of Fire Alarm Systems in buildings over 18m, which currently have a waking watch in place. This is in addition to the £35m already pledged under the Waking Watch Relief Fund.

21/01/2022

A Government Portal for Leaseholders has now 'gone live'.

The Portal is designed to enable Leaseholders to track the progress of their application(s) though the Building Safety Fund. The Government has undertaken to update the information for each building on the 3rd week of every month; with the next round of updates due on 17th February 2022.

Leaseholders in affected buildings should be getting log in details from their Managing Agent, Landlord or other party processing their BFS Application, however, if this is not forthcoming Leaseholders should request the Building Reference Number and use the following link to log in: https://www.building-safety-fund-status.communities.gov.uk/

The Page also has links to other useful information for Leaseholders and Residents.

The BSF Leaseholder and Resident Service has been created to provide residents with access to information regarding their building's status in the BSF process.

10/01/2022

We have written an article on Michael Gove's recent letter to Property Developers and the support to be made available to Leaseholders affected by dangerous cladding in buildings between 11 & 18m.

Read it here: https://www.claddingconsulting.co.uk/gove-to-announce-mid-rise-building-funding/

We will be following this closely and are well placed to progress applications when the details are announced.

At the tail end of last year, rumours were gathering pace about Michael Gove announcing support for Leaseholders affected by dangerous cladding, in buildings between 11 & 18m. We covered this at the time here Over the weekend this has moved from rumours to certainty, with Mr Gove setting out plans t...

25/08/2021

The Government has released their BSF Statistics to the end of July 2021. This information can be viewed on our website:

Legal Updates Fire Safety Bill Summary Full Draft Bill & Amendments Building Safety Bill Summary Full Draft Bill & Amendments   Guidance Notes & Leaseholder Information RICS EWS1 Guidance Note 05 April 2021 May 2021 Updated Application Guidance Relaxing Deadlines Application Guidance Annex A – Fu...

25/08/2021

GOVERNMENT TO OPEN REGISTRATIONS AGAIN IN AUTUMN FOR BUILDINGS OVER 18m

There are hundreds of buildings who have not yet registered for the cladding remediation grant and so the Government have announced that they are opening up registrations again at some point this Autumn.

This is perhaps the last opportunity for buildings over 18m with combustible cladding to access funds to remove the dangerous cladding.

If you are unsure what to do or how to take this further the please call or register with us now.

We will take you through the whole process from beginning to end as we have done with numerous clients already.

Our track record speaks for itself and our clients individually have saved between £30,000 and £200,000.

There are numerous things to be done before registration so don't wait and be last in the queue.

Call us now and let us help you get the funds that you require to remove dangerous cladding on your building.

020 4506 2955

Affected by Dangerous Cladding but don’t know where to start? Call us today for a FREE consultation.

05/07/2021

The Building Safety Bill is set to be published today.

Robert Jenrick will be outlining the key elements of this major building safety overhaul later in Parliament.

01/07/2021

James Hollins has written an article relating to the current deadlock being experienced by Leaseholders and the potential pitfalls of the proposed 'Long Term Loan Scheme'

Read it on our website:

Background Robert Jenrick announced in February 2021 that there would be a ‘Long Term Loan’ Scheme, which would pay the up front cost of replacing dangerous cladding on buildings between 11 and 18m in height. Leaseholders in these buildings would then pay back the loan, at a capped rate of £50 ...

23/06/2021

The BSF Stats to 31st May 2021 have been released.

They show that just 39 applications have been reviewed in the last month and 692 registered buildings have still not provided any information to the BSF.

Just 13 buildings received funding totalling £36m between them.

You can view the latest statistics, and previous months' statistics on our website.

Legal Updates Fire Safety Bill Summary Full Draft Bill & Amendments Building Safety Bill Summary Full Draft Bill & Amendments   Guidance Notes & Leaseholder Information RICS EWS1 Guidance Note 05 April 2021 May 2021 Updated Application Guidance Relaxing Deadlines Application Guidance Annex A – Fu...

23/06/2021

We are proud to announce that we have now secured over £10m of Grant Funding for our Clients.

This represents savings of between £7,000 and a staggering £150,000 for Leaseholders we have been working with.

We have further projects awaiting a final decision from The Government; however we expect to secure full funding on these projects, in excess of £9m in the coming months.

We will continue to do all we can to secure funding for Leaseholders.

14/06/2021

The IRPM and ARMA have just released a number of Infographics and documents for Leaseholders.

They can be viewed here:

Legal Updates Fire Safety Bill Summary Full Draft Bill & Amendments Building Safety Bill Summary Full Draft Bill & Amendments   Guidance Notes & Leaseholder Information RICS EWS1 Guidance Note 05 April 2021 May 2021 Updated Application Guidance Relaxing Deadlines Application Guidance Annex A – Fu...

14/06/2021

It recently became official, via an updated BSF Guidance Document, that the June 2021 deadline for applicants to complete their applications, and the September 2021 deadline for works to start have been relaxed.

It recently became official, via an updated Guidance Document that the June 2021 deadline for applicants to complete their applications, and the September 2021 deadline for works to start have been relaxed. Whilst applicants are ‘encouraged’ to continue to work towards the June and September dea...

14/06/2021

A recently updated report on the costs being incurred by Leaseholders in respect of having a Waking Watch has been released.

https://www.claddingconsulting.co.uk/report-on-waking-watch-costs/

These costs ARE NOT recoverable through Government Funding!

A report has been published, which looks at the range of costs currently being incurred by trapped leaseholders, in respect of a Waking Watch. The Report shows that the average monthly cost of a Waking Watch is £11,361 broken down to be costing individual Leaseholders an average of £137 per month....