City centre tower block to get new cladding
He said: "Obviously the regulations around external cladding and insulation have continually evolved following the tragic ...
Man guilty of starting fire in tower block stairway
A man has been found guilty of deliberately starting a fire inside the stairwell of a Bristol tower block, injuring six. Israel Baber set a sofa on fire at Eccleston House, in Aiken Street, in the ...
High-rise flats could help Labour hit its housing target
Equally, if we fail to build more decent tower blocks, prospective buyers will see them as an interim or inferior option to ...
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Flat owner hit with £65,000 cladding bill as block too short for funding
Tom bought his flat in Luton in 2018 with money he had saved from serving in the army. He said when he came home to a bill ...
High-rise blocks and the changing face of Newcastle's West End 60 years ago
It was March 1965 and areas right across Newcastle were under transformation. Our photograph, taken 60 years ago this month, ...
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Brighton and Hove council sets aside £20m to buy blighted flats
Brighton and Hove City Council has set aside almost £20 million to buy out home owners in eight tower blocks blighted by safety concerns.
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18-storey tower block plan on Premier Inn site changes to reduce shared spaces
Next to the tower block will be an even taller building of student flats, reaching 28 storeys in height. The student flats remain unchanged from the previous plans, which were given permission in ...