“A dated facade, brick or otherwise, is rarely going to appeal more than a brand new exterior such as rendering or cladding, so if there’s budget, I always recommend a facelift,” he said.

Residents of eight tower blocks in Thamesmead have said they are frustrated that work to replace the "high fire risk" cladding was "only half finished". Royal Artillery Quays (RAQ) residents say ...

A new cladding tax threatens to render swathes of land in the North and the Midlands unbuildable by piling costs on the industry, developers have warned. The £3.4bn levy, part of Angela Rayner ...

Including facing bricks, rendered block and insulated render systems, we estimate that the total installed wall cladding area declined from over 45m m² in 2008 to 39 m², before showing gradual ...

The housing and levelling up secretary says the government will go after firms that "cut corners" and "sought to profiteer ... Video, 00:01:00 Starmer calls for cladding taskforce. Subsection. UK ...