Should I buy a leasehold property? How they differ from freehold homes and the pros and cons explained
Development or block owners, known as freeholders, can decide what terms to put in leases and what to charge homeowners The leasehold system dates back to medieval times (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire) Buying a leasehold property can save you money and means you do not have to worry about […]Click here to view original web…
Residents facing second winter in freezing tower block after council ‘mismanaged’ cladding project
Residents of an over-60s council tower block in South Bristol have said how they fear for their own health as many face a second winter with no cladding on the building. Some people living in Gilton House in Brislington have already moved out to stay with relatives or friends […] Click here to view original…
Following a “mismanaged” cladding project by the council, residents will spend a second winter in a freezing tower block
Like it? Share it! Residents claim that things are getting worse in their tower block. 18 July 2023 Fire Doors Fire Engineering FD&A Fire Risk Assessment Residents of a South Bristol council tower block for people over 60 have expressed their concern for their own health as many face […] Click here to view original…
Residents facing second winter in freezing tower block after council ‘mismanaged’ cladding project
Residents of an over-60s council tower block in South Bristol have said how they fear for their own health as many face a second winter with no cladding on the building. Some people living in Gilton House in Brislington have already moved out to stay with relatives or friends […] Click here to view original…
Residents facing second winter in freezing tower block after council ‘mismanaged’ cladding project
Residents of an over-60s council tower block in South Bristol have said how they fear for their own health as many face a second winter with no cladding on the building. Some people living in Gilton House in Brislington have already moved out to stay with relatives or friends […] Click here to view original…
Residents protest over tower block ‘cladding jail’
Residents of the Mill in Ipswich stage the protest outside the buildings administrators At a glance Residents of the Mill in Ipswich protest outside the building’s administrators They said nothing was being done about unsafe cladding and safety issues Owners were unable to sell their properties and were in […] Click here to view original…
I’m trapped with my flat due to cladding and face a 9.34% mortgage rate
Cladding-hit flat owner Donna Williams sees mortgage deal end next month She faces paying an extra £1,500 a month on an SVR while she tries to sell A flat owner risks being burdened with a 9.34 per cent mortgage rate, as she cannot sell her property due to unsafe […] Click here to view original…
I’m trapped with my flat due to cladding and face a 9.34% mortgage rate: Owner who can’t sell risks massive payment hike
A flat owner risks being burdened with a 9.34 per cent mortgage rate, as she cannot sell her property due to unsafe cladding and can’t switch lender. Donna Williams owns a flat in Berkshire with fire-risk cladding and the current fixed-rate deal on her mortgage ends later this month. […] Click here to view original…
Government urged to remove remaining unsafe cladding quickly
The government has been urged to speed up work on removing dangerous cladding from high-rise buildings six years after the Grenfell Tower fire (Dominic Lipinski/PA) Progress on making buildings safe following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire has not been “fast enough”, Michael Gove has said. In the House of […] Click here to view original…
Where are the cladding numbers?
In January 2022, almost five years after the Grenfell disaster, the UK government published a document intended to put the public at ease. A monthly data release from its building safety programme stated that 93 per cent of high-rise residential tower blocks in England had started or completed work […] Click here to view original…
Where are the cladding numbers?
In January 2022, almost five years after the Grenfell disaster, the UK government published a document intended to put the public at ease. A monthly data release from its building safety programme stated that 93 per cent of high-rise residential tower blocks in England had started or completed work […] Click here to view original…
Why Britain fell in love with flats again – and where to buy yours
Could this be the greatest comeback story of 2023? After being shunned during the pandemic in favour of houses, flats are fast coming back into fashion thanks to rapidly rising mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis. Among those buyers trying to scramble on to the property ladder […] Click here to view original…