The government says it will fix dangerous cladding in all high-rise buildings included in publicly-funded schemes by the end of the decade. The new target was announced this morning as part of the ...

Higher than expected costs to remove cladding from Taylor Wimpey's buildings in response to the Grenfell fire tragedy have wiped out its profits, the housebuilder has said. The company made a loss in ...

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, ...

One of Britain's biggest housebuilders has set aside £125million to fix fire-trap flats after posting profits of £264million last year. Taylor Wimpey said the fund would 'provide certainty' for ...

A woman caught up in the cladding scandal has been hit with a bill for more than £200,000 for fire safety repairs - almost the same as the value of her flat. Tens of thousands of leaseholders face ...

Up to £3bn of public money may have to be spent assessing and removing potentially flammable cladding from buildings in Scotland. New estimates from the Scottish government suggest up to 1,450 ...