Landlords must remove dangerous, Grenfell Tower-style
cladding from their buildings or face enforcement action, the government has
warned. The communities secretary, James Brokenshire, has written to about 60
building owners and developers, including some of the UK’s biggest property
firms, explaining the actions they must take to avoid penalties. Firms could be
fined or barred from accessing other government schemes if they do not obey. The
intervention follows revelations that scores of homeowners were being asked to
pay bills that could total thousands of pounds to remove unsafe cladding after
building owners refused to fund the work. Read more on the Guardian website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
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