cladding

The Kings Speech reaction

The King's Speech - Property Industry Reaction

On leasehold reform

Sim Sekhon, Group CEO at Legal for Landlords , commented:

  • "Leasehold reform may benefit homeowners, but the government's real challenge is delivering fairer protections without undermining investment confidence or triggering wider financial consequences across the housing market."

"Any further reform of the leasehold system is likely to be...

Dangerous Cladding

Cladding remediation work stalls - when will we realise that this is a matter of life and death?

The most recent government data shows that the UK is monitoring more high-rise buildings with potential cladding risks than ever before, yet fewer are actually entering remediation. Property Inspect UK is now warning that the widening gap between identification and action reflects a persistent structural issue in how remediation is managed, verified, and delivered.

As of October 2025...

Cladding

Cladding remediation work stalls - when will we realise that this is a matter of life and death?

The most recent government data shows that the UK is monitoring more high-rise buildings with potential cladding risks than ever before, yet fewer are actually entering remediation. Property Inspect UK is now warning that the widening gap between identification and action reflects a persistent structural issue in how remediation is managed, verified, and delivered.

As of October 2025...

Flats

Have we fallen out of love with flats since Grenfell?

Since the Grenfell disaster in June 2017 and the ongoing scandal around unsafe cladding that has followed, it’s perhaps understandable that many buyers within the market have remained cautious about living in flats.

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has found that this caution has caused both price growth and transactions for flats to lag...