Rescue all those caught in cladding trap, Bishop warns Lords, or suffer ‘blood guilt’
The City Point development in Brighton comprises 240 homes, some of which have recently failed post-Grenfell fire safety checks IT IS a “sacred duty” of Parliament to pass robust legislation to protect homeowners trapped with unsellable properties and unaffordable costs, the Bishop of Manchester , Dr David Walker, has […]Click here to view original web…
‘Living hell’ of residents trapped in dark and freezing flats due to cladding crisis
Thousands of people are living in dark homes shrouded in plastic, as work begins to fix the cladding on the outside of their buildings. The result for residents is dark, cold flats, a constant racket from builders, and another nightmare chapter in the building safety crisis, exposed by Grenfell […] Click here to view original…
Buy-to-let landlords facing cladding bills ‘makes no sense’, ministers warned
Contractors undertake work at a residential property in Paddington, London, as part of a project to remove and replace non-compliant cladding (PA) Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), has urged ministers to rectify the “injustice” of these landlords potentially having to pay for remedial […] Click here to view original…
‘Living hell’ of residents trapped in dark and freezing flats due to cladding crisis
Thousands of people are living in dark homes shrouded in plastic, as work begins to fix the cladding on the outside of their buildings. The result for residents is dark, cold flats, a constant racket from builders, and another nightmare chapter in the building safety crisis, exposed by Grenfell […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Minister orders probe into ‘crippling’ insurance costs for residents
Communities Secretary Michael Gove has said the insurance market is not working properly for residents stuck in buildings with unsafe cladding, and many have seen their premiums double in just a year (Aaron Chown/PA) T he insurance market is not working properly for residents stuck in buildings with unsafe […] Click here to view original…
Plans to replace flammable cladding at nine-storey Romford block
Charrington Court in Atlanta Boulevard, Romford A housing association is looking to remove flammable render and cladding from a nine-floor apartment block in Romford. One Housing Group has applied for planning permission to replace flammable materials on the 98-apartment Charrington Court building in Atlanta Boulevard. It hopes to complete […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis is now ‘a building safety crisis’ and Government must do more, despairing homeowners say
Reece Lipman, 32, has been unable to sell his flat in Romford, East London, due to cladding safety issues (Photo credit: Reece Lipman) Homeowners who can’t sell their properties and face crippling bills due to unsafe cladding have urged the government to do more to help people affected by […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Residents win legal fight to delay costly patrol
Image caption, Residents of the Morello Quarter in Basildon say saving on a waking watch has been a “relief” After the Grenfell Tower fire in London thousands of people were told the buildings they lived in were dangerous. In Essex, residents of Basildon’s Morello Quarter were told their building […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: ‘My cladding bill is worth more than my flat,’ says health professional
Rachael Loftus is facing a cladding bill for her flat that is worth more than the property itself. Rachael Loftus bought her flat in Leeds for £89,000. But, earlier this week she received a personal bill of more than £117,000 to fix the myriad of her block’s building safety […] Click here to view original…
MPs give Ballymore two weeks to fix issues dogging New Providence Wharf repairs
Boss promises MPs he will address alleged concerns by middle of this month The boss of Anglo-Irish housebuilder Ballymore has told MPs he will fix problems suffered by residents of its 1,535-home New Providence Wharf scheme due to the ongoing fire-safety remediation works at the buildings. Giving evidence to […] Click here to view original…
Cladding victim sees block’s buildings insurance rise above £500k
A landlord faces financial ruin due to having to pay her share of building insurance costs that have soared from £34,000 to more than £500,000 a year amid the cladding scandal. Grandmother Julie Fraser, 59, bought the investment property – a two-bedroom flat in Cheshire – in 2016 with […] Click here to view original…
Design liability could be wider than you think
A recent case suggests the courts intend to give maximum leeway for developers seeking to put right construction defects by ensuring they can recover damages from the culpable design professionals, writes Kate Onions The Technology and Construction Court has determined a set of preliminary issues in BDW Trading vs […] Click here to view original…