Cladding

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…

CLADDING chaos has pushed residents to the brink after years of building work attracts trespassers, rodents and “serious health and safety concerns”. Berry Court , in St Peter’s Road in Bournemouth, was deemed a flagship property filled with “high quality” homes at its grand opening in 2018. However, six […] Click here to view original…

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Developers have not started fixing dangerous cladding on 71% of dangerous flats They promised to pay to remove flammable cladding last year after Gov pressure | Updated: 04:41 EDT, 16 March 2024 shares 110 View comments London Michael Gove Share or comment on this article: Do YOU live in […] Click here to view original…

Reinsurance support is now in place to launch the Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility (the Facility) from 1 April 2024, in an industry intervention to help improve the availability of insurance for certain buildings with combustible cladding and other fire safety issues. The Facility has been established by (re)insurance broker […] Click here to view original…