If a building has cladding safety issues and remedial works are required, Government funding is available. However, Housing Minister Rushanara Ali, informed MPs in a recent Commons debate on building safety and resilience, that up to 7,000 buildings have yet to apply for cladding safety funding.
The housing minister said remediation work had started on 50% of the 4,630 residential buildings above 11 metres which are being monitored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and promised, “We will ensure dangerous buildings are found and dealt with. The money is there, the speed must increase.”
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The housing minister also said; “those responsible for those buildings have no excuse for failing to apply and we will work with regulators to make sure they are identified.”
Anyone managing a residential, or mixed-use residential building over 11m tall with external cladding should have an up-to-date fire risk appraisal of the external walls (FRAEW) that ensures occupant safety.
If this is not the case, we would strongly advise you act promptly to commission a report and identify and mitigate potential risks. Should there be any cladding safety issues, or if the building has failed the FRAEW, it may be eligible for funding from the Building Safety Fund.
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If you need to commission a FRAEW report, Easton Bevins can help. We have extensive experience in external fire safety inpections for medium and high rise residential apartments.
If the external walls are deemed to pose a safety risk to lives of the occupants, and remedial work is required, we can also help with applying for funding. We have a thorough understanding of the Building Safety Fund and cladding safety scheme application process and have already successfully obtained over £75 million of funding for our clients.
Finally, our experienced team can coordinate any cladding remediation works, overseeing the project from start to finish. Moreover, our involvement throughout the process is typically included within the funding application.
To find out about fire risk assessments for external cladding, or help with a funding application, contact us on 0117 942 7876 or email your enquiry and a member of our team will get back to you.
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