All UK dangerous skyscrapers must be repaired by the end of 2029 – government ultimatum?

Recently, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner gave the construction companies an ultimatum: repair all skyscrapers by the end of 2029. This applies to all buildings higher than 18 meters and where fire safety rules were found to be violated. But what caused the Deputy Prime Minister to give an ultimatum, and what is the current situation in the industry?

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What caused this situation?

The main reason the government has become so active is a very slow rate of repair work. As previously mentioned, the Grenfell Tower fire, which happened in 2017 and claimed 58 lives, caused large-scale fire safety inspections in the country. Thousands of violations were found not only in London but all over the country. As a result, the UK government after negotiation published many changes, which must be implemented to increase fire safety in buildings. It relies on skyscrapers higher than 18 meters because emergencies in such buildings are more dangerous. As we see, the building suppliers are in no hurry to implement changes.

What is the current situation with skyscrapers?

According to a government report, nearly 95% of buildings with similar faces like in Grenfell, have already been repaired. But it`s just only 30% of the total number of buildings in Great Britain which need to be served. And also not forget about thousands of Buildings that require additional inspections.

By the way, at least 29 building companies, that have 95% of problem houses in service, have committed to more than doubling the rate at which they have been assessing and starting to fix unsafe buildings, meaning work on all their buildings will start by summer 2027.

Rayner said: “More than seven years on from the Grenfell tragedy, thousands of people have been left living in homes across this country with dangerous cladding. The pace of remediation has been far too slow for far too long. We are taking decisive action to right this wrong and make homes safe.”

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