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City Gardens Apartments on Albert Street in Auckland CBD. Photo: RNZ / Lucy Xia Significant fire safety defects and a highly combustible cladding mean residents of City Gardens Apartments on Albert St need to evacuate on short notice. Auckland Council has issued a Dangerous Building Notice for the building […] Click here to view original…

“WE don’t see this being taken seriously”. Those are the words of fearful residents living in an apartment block in Basingstoke which has potentially dangerous cladding. It comes after firefighters were called to two incidents in a week – resulting in some residents being evacuated. People living in Crown […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, Flat ownerJulian Bradbrook said it was “the first big positive move” since the issues were revealed Richard Daniel BBC News, Suffolk Katy Prickett BBC News, Suffolk Published16 April 2024 A man who owns a flat in a waterfront development blighted by structural and fire safety issues said […] Click here to view original…

It has been nearly a year since Homes & Property first shone a light on this Isleworth case, yet nothing has changed At a little over a year old, Maeve Jenkins is a normal toddler, keen to test out her new walking skills, eager to play and starting to […] Click here to view original…

Leasehold campaigners are calling for evidence of mortgages being refused as ground rents and service charges are too high following the cladding scandal. The leaseholder group from Birmingham has also appealed for case studies of estate agents refusing to list flats in cladded blocks. BrumLAG (Birmingham Leaseholder Action Group) […] Click here to view original…

Exclusive: Residents unable to sell homes in blocks built with cladding deemed ‘safe’ seven years after Grenfell fire disaster – as insurance companies accused of profiteering by hiking premiums by up to 1,000% Thousands of residents trapped in homes with Grenfell-style cladding that they cannot sell are being “scammed” […] Click here to view original…

Image: Alex Danila / Shutterstock.com. Almost 2,000 social housing blocks in England have ‘life-critical’ problems with their external cladding, according to official data. Government figures show that 1,911 social housing blocks above 11 metres in height had been assessed as having ‘life-critical fire safety defects’ linked to their external […] Click here to view original…

Unsafe cladding being removed from Chatham House flats in Reading, Berkshire. Nearly 2,000 social housing blocks in England have “life-critical” problems with their external cladding, government figures show. The data released earlier this month showed that 1,911 social housing blocks above 11 metres in height had been assessed as […] Click here to view original…

Image caption, The owners of Skyline Chambers in Manchester were taken to a tribunal by the government under the Building Safety Act. Owners of flats in buildings with unsafe cladding and safety defects say they still face “life-changing costs” despite a law designed to protect them. Housing Secretary Michael […] Click here to view original…

Unsafe cladding being removed from Chatham House flats in Reading, Berkshire. Nearly 2,000 social housing blocks in England have “life-critical” problems with their external cladding, government figures show. The data released earlier this month showed that 1,911 social housing blocks above 11 metres in height had been assessed as […] Click here to view original…