Building industry hit with punishing taxes unless dangerous cladding is replaced
Cladding on flats and tower blocks became a major issue after the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 (Image: Getty) It came as the Housing Secretary confirmed plans for a £4billion fund to help carry out renovations in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in west London. The […]Click here to view original web…
What is the cladding scandal and how does the Government intend to fix it?
The safety of high-rise buildings has been under the microscope since dozens of people lost their lives in the tragic Grenfell Tower blaze. The Government has now pledged to take fresh action to relieve the burden on leaseholders, who have so far faced eye-watering costs for remediation work. It […] Click here to view original…
Government To Make Developers Pay For Costs Of Cladding Crisis In New Measures Announced
BDC Magazine Experts Say Announcement Could Mean More False Hope For Leaseholders Developers have been given an early March deadline to create a fully funded plan of action to help the cladding crisis, with further measures to be put in place by the Government. The announcement from Michael Gove […] Click here to view original…
Government Announces Cladding Plans
Developers have been given an early March deadline to create a fully funded plan of action to help the cladding crisis, with further measures to be put in place by the Government. The announcement from Michael Gove MP at the House of Commons this afternoon (10 January) said he […] Click here to view original…
‘I went bankrupt, lost my dream flat and was plunged into depression because of cladding crisis’
A former homeowner says her life was “derailed” after being made bankrupt by the cost of safety measures after her block of flats was found to have unsafe cladding. Hayley Tillotson, 29, lost the dream flat she bought through an affordable housing scheme after flammable cladding was found in […] Click here to view original…
‘Looks good on paper’: Cladding victims question ‘meaningless’ action plan
Alex Dickin is one of the leaseholders on Ipswich Waterfront hit by the cladding scandal. He says Gove’s hopes that developers will simply hand over £4bn to fix the crisis is ridiculous Michael Gove has announced he will punish historic negligence within the building sector which has left embattled […] Click here to view original…
U.K. developers told they must foot bill for unsafe cladding
A man looks at tributes placed near Grenfell Tower on June 14, 2020, in London. The British government says on Monday that property developers must bear the cost of removing dangerous cladding that has left scores of apartment buildings at risk of fire, and thousands of residents facing steep […] Click here to view original…
What is the cladding scandal and how does the Government intend to fix it?
The safety of high-rise buildings has been under the microscope since dozens of people lost their lives in the tragic Grenfell Tower blaze. The Government has now pledged to take fresh action to relieve the burden on leaseholders, who have so far faced eye-watering costs for remediation work. It […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis is now ‘a building safety crisis’ and Government must do more, despairing homeowners say
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 the crisis. It comes after Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove announced today that he’s “absolutely willing to use legal rules” to ensure builders […] Click here to view original…
Going after developers to fix the cladding crisis is welcome – and overdue
At last: a scheme that roughly resembles a financial solution to the government’s scandalous failure to ensure combustible cladding is removed from mid-rise residential homes. It’s not perfect, and one can quibble with many details in Michael Gove’s plan to invite, with menaces, developers to pledge to cough up […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis residents in Kent react to Michael Gove telling developers to pay for fire safety improvements after Grenfell Tower fire
Leaseholders hit by the cladding crisis and facing unaffordable bills to fix fire-risked buildings say they are cautiously optimistic after a government announcement today. Housing secretary Michael Gove said the government would be “absolutely willing” to use legal powers forcing developers to stump up costs. In the wake of […] Click here to view original…
‘Not enough money’: Resident left with ‘sky high’ anxiety over safety bills despite cladding plan
ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi speaks to one resident who warns ‘there’s not enough money – not everything is going to be covered under the new plan’ Residents have complained newly announced government proposals on cladding removals are underfunded and don’t go far enough to help. Mandy Sandhu […] Click here to view original…