London has come close to ‘other deadly Grenfell tragedies’ several times, fire chief tells LBC
London has come close to similar tragedies to Grenfell, the capital’s fire chief has told LBC. By Fraser Knight. London has come close to suffering another Grenfell tragedy several times since 2017, the capital’s top firefighter has told LBC. Listen to this article Loading audio… Andy Roe said it […]Click here to view original web…
Join the Fight for Justice: Support the Cladding Scandal Campaign
The aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy has exposed a deep-rooted crisis within the UK property market. Thousands of innocent leaseholders remain trapped in unsafe buildings, unable to sell or remortgage their homes, and facing mounting financial pressures. The government’s failure to swiftly resolve the cladding crisis has left […] Click here to view original…
Frustrated tenants find windows covered with blue film during cladding work
Tenants and flat owners in the Paramount Building have had their windows covered in blue film as cladding removal work continues. (Image: From public.) Neighbours in a town centre block of flats have had scaffolding surrounding their building for months -and now the windows have been covered up. People […] Click here to view original…
Swindon flat windows turned blue during cladding work
Neighbours in a town centre block of flats have had scaffolding surrounding their building for months -and now the windows have been covered up. People living in the Paramount building overlooking Princes Street and Beckhampton Street are becoming increasingly impatient with the slow progress of work to remove potentially […] Click here to view original…
Swindon flat windows turned blue during cladding work
Neighbours in a town centre block of flats have had scaffolding surrounding their building for months -and now the windows have been covered up. People living in the Paramount building overlooking Princes Street and Beckhampton Street are becoming increasingly impatient with the slow progress of work to remove potentially […] Click here to view original…
‘Too much buck passing’ says minister as she slams ‘unacceptably slow’ cladding repairs
Building Safety Minister Rushanara Ali and Manchester MP Lucy Powell at the Linx Building in the Northern Quarter A government minister has slammed the ‘unacceptably slow’ speed of cladding repairs on high-rise buildings during a visit to Manchester. Building Safety Minister Rushanara Ali said there had been ‘too much […] Click here to view original…
‘Too much buck passing’ says minister as she slams ‘unacceptably slow’ cladding repairs
Building Safety Minister Rushanara Ali and Manchester MP Lucy Powell at the Linx Building in the Northern Quarter A government minister has slammed the ‘unacceptably slow’ speed of cladding repairs on high-rise buildings during a visit to Manchester. Building Safety Minister Rushanara Ali said there had been ‘too much […] Click here to view original…
‘It consumed her’: the dream flat that cost Amanda her life
Amanda Walker saw her flat as a symbol of hardship overcome. Instead she was trapped by it Amanda Walker’s voice trembled. Her face was gaunt. As she spoke to the House of Lords it was clear that the dream home she had bought a few years earlier was now […] Click here to view original…
Work to begin to remove cladding from Crown Heights
Crown Heights (Image: Newsquest) WORK to remove potentially dangerous cladding from an apartment block in Basingstoke will commence next week after a series of delays. Scaffolding will be erected at Crown Heights, in Alencon Link, on Monday, September 30, in preparation for remedial works to begin on the high-rise […] Click here to view original…
Mother relives terror of locked exits during Dagenham tower inferno as families struggle on in hotels
Four weeks on from a harrowing fire, many residents of a Dagenham block of flats remain in temporary hotel accomodation The devastated Spectrum building in Freshwater Road (Darren Sidey – Yedis Drone Shot) Your support helps us to tell the story Support Now As your White House correspondent, I […] Click here to view original…
The Week in Housing: Labour exempts certain groups from local connection test, and new AHP not expected until spring 2025
The Week in Housing is our weekly newsletter, rounding up the most important headlines for housing professionals. Sign up below to get it direct to your inbox every Friday Delegates at the Labour Party Conference this week (picture: Alamy) Sharelines The Week in Housing: Labour exempts certain groups from […] Click here to view original…
Work to begin to remove cladding from Crown Heights
Crown Heights (Image: Newsquest) WORK to remove potentially dangerous cladding from an apartment block in Basingstoke will commence next week after a series of delays. Scaffolding will be erected at Crown Heights, in Alencon Link, on Monday, September 30, in preparation for remedial works to begin on the high-rise […] Click here to view original…