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Government’s new Waking Watch Relief Fund will make little difference to spiralling costs faced by London leaseholders in unsafe buildings

January 4, 2021 office

Thousands of London leaseholders in unsafe buildings are still likely to be hit by the costs of ‘waking watch’ fire patrols, despite the Government’s announcement of a new £30 million national Waking Watch Relief Fund, Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, has warned. Mr Dismore has said that the name given to the fund, which is […]

Dismore questions Mayor over fire risks in the built environment

December 17, 2020 office

At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM questioned London Mayor Sadiq Khan over the over fire risks in the built environment and the demands on the London Fire Brigade as a result. Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘What has been the impact on the built environment of the Government’s inaction on […]

Late November 2020 FREP answers

November 30, 2020 office

EWS1 Process (1) Question No: 2020/3947 Andrew Dismore EWS1 forms were designed to be assess the safety of external wall systems on high-rise buildings over 18m. Is the current use of EWS1 forms for buildings of all sizes good practice? Answer for EWS1 Process (1) The Mayor Last updated: 24 November, 2020 Officers are drafting a response EWS1 Process (1) […]

MQT full LFB answers Nov 20

November 25, 2020 office

EWS1 providers (1) Question No: 2020/3945 Andrew Dismore Recent reports state that there are unscrupulous companies unable to legally complete EWS1 forms yet still signing them off. This has caused unnecessary stress to leaseholders and could potentially mean dangerous buildings are found to be safe by such an EWS1 form. Will you commit to working with RICS and IFE to […]

Cladding written answers November 20

November 25, 2020 office

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