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image captionHolly did not expect so much stress NHS worker Holly Ciesielczuk bought 75% of her first-floor flat in Redbridge in March 2019, under shared ownership. But when she tried to borrow more money to increase her share of ownership a year later, she hit a stumbling block. Following […] Click here to view original…

Holly did not expect so much stress NHS worker Holly Ciesielczuk bought 75% of her first-floor flat in Redbridge in March 2019, under shared ownership. But when she tried to borrow more money to increase her share of ownership a year later, she hit a stumbling block. Following their […] Click here to view original…

(Image: James Beck/BristolLive) A Bristol man could be hit with a £40,000 bill to repair dangerous cladding on his apartment. Fraser Bridgeford, who lives in a city centre apartment, says people have been left in limbo because work on their building might not start for years. And until the […] Click here to view original…

image captionHolly did not expect so much stress NHS worker Holly Ciesielczuk bought 75% of her first-floor flat in Redbridge in March 2019, under shared ownership. But when she tried to borrow more money to increase her share of ownership a year later, she hit a stumbling block. Following […] Click here to view original…

The Government will provide an additional £3.5 billion to remove unsafe cladding from high and medium-rise buildings in England, but leaseholders in shorter buildings have been excluded, forcing many to take out loans to meet their huge costs . Financial support will be available to those in low rise […] Click here to view original…

UK’s leading house building company, Taylor Wimpey has reportedly announced allocation of £125 million towards cladding and fire safety repairs. According to credible reports, upwards of 230 buildings are expected to benefit from this funding, including those buildings that are less than 18-meter-tall, which are not covered by government […] Click here to view original…

The fund can be used on apartment blocks built by the firm in the past 20 years and comes as bosses paid out a £151 million dividend to shareholders. Cladding Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has announced it will pay out £125 million to fund the replacement of cladding and other […] Click here to view original…

(2) ‘UNSAFE’ cladding will be removed from an apartment block in the town centre after replacement plans were given the all-clear. The Hunsacker, Hermitage, Halcyon and Haywards buildings at Chatham Place on Alfred Street will have their ‘high-risk’ external facades and timber decking on their balconies replaced following planning […] Click here to view original…

Housebuilder Vistry has said it will more than double profits in 2021, but became the latest to reveal a further hit for cladding safety works in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The group is putting aside £20.9 million after uncovering another 10 buildings more than 59ft (18m) […] Click here to view original…