Latest data highlights sheer scale of post-Grenfell remediation works
THE LATEST data issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities highlights the sheer scale of the remediation works that remain to be completed across Britain’s high-rise residential housing stock in the wake of the tragic Grenfell Tower blaze that occurred back in June 2017. Of the […]Click here to view original web…
Will the budget help tackle the cladding scandal?
There’s hope that funding to tackle the cladding scandal in Leeds will be announced in today’s budget Earlier this month there was reports that the new housing secretary, Michael Gove, is considering options to help home owners living in building with flammable cladding, make their homes safe. It’s thought […] Click here to view original…
Sheffield cladding victim’s ‘disbelief’ at Boris Johnson as he repeats claim she has ‘unnecessary anxiety’
The case of Jenni Garratt, who is a leaseholder in a flat in the Wicker Riverside in Sheffield, was raised at Prime Minister’s Questions by her MP Paul Blomfield , who represents Sheffield Central. Mr Blomfield asked Mr Johnson to meet with Ms Garratt to understand her concerns after […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: Romford buyers denied access to fire safety test results
Reece Lipman (pictured with Yvette Williams from Justice 4 Grenfell) organised a protest in London last week, after the cladding crisis rendered his flat in Chapel Court (right) unsellable. Occupants of flammable flats in Romford have been banned from knowing the extent or cost of repair works – even […] Click here to view original…
More than 3,300 military personnel living in high-rises with flammable cladding
Faslane Almost 2,500 military personnel based at the home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent are housed in high-rise buildings with flammable cladding, new data reveals. Safety concerns have been raised after it emerged HMNB Clyde, also known as Faslane, has 22 of the 27 high-rise accommodation blocks on UK […] Click here to view original…
It will take more than the Building Safety Bill to make buildings safe
Colin Jones is a partner at law firm HCR, writing on behalf of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) Regulatory Sector Focus Team The short-term response to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire tragedy has, understandably, focused on high rise buildings with multiple occupancy. With inquiries concluding that the building […] Click here to view original…
Boris Johnson refuses to meet Sheffield cladding victim he insulted over safety fears
Jenni Garratt is a leaseholder who is at risk of losing her home Boris Johnson has refused to meet the Sheffield cladding scandal victim he insulted in a TV appearance. A Sheffield MP demanded the Prime Minister meet with the leaseholder tormented by the fire safety crisis affecting tower […] Click here to view original…
Boris Johnson denies homes with cladding are unsafe
Boris Johnson denies homes with cladding are unsafe 1 Boris Johnson has denied the idea that flats with cladding are unsafe, as he dodged a request to meet the victim of the scandal exposed by the Grenfell Tower disaster. The prime minister was challenged at PMQs about government action […] Click here to view original…
Boris Johnson denies flats with cladding are unsafe following ITV Calendar interview
Boris Johnson says Jenni Garratt and leaseholders like her are living with “unnecessary anxiety” The Prime Minister has said that leaseholders affected by cladding and building safety issues are living with “unnecessary anxiety” because “many millions of homes are not unsafe”. It follows an ITV Calendar interview with Boris […] Click here to view original…
Boris Johnson denies homes with cladding are unsafe and dodges request to meet victim
Close Boris Johnson has denied the idea that flats with cladding are unsafe, as he dodged a request to meet the victim of the scandal exposed by the Grenfell Tower disaster. The prime minister was challenged at PMQs about government action to support people facing huge repair costs on […] Click here to view original…
Tice launches stunning attack on ‘clueless’ Sunak ‘left floundering’ about ‘woeful’ tax
Disability action group leader speaks at cladding protest The Chancellor announced a new tax on property developers in his Budget speech last month aimed at helping to replace cladding on thousands of flats. But Reform Party leader Richard Tice believes the minister was “left floundering” while attempting to clarify […] Click here to view original…
Government ‘looking afresh’ at cladding funding after Sunak omits reference to loan scheme
The government has promised to “look afresh” at funding solutions to protect leaseholders from cladding costs LFB did not act on stay put and building failure warnings when it drafted national guidance, inquiry hears G15 landlord predicts £135m fire safety work will take 10 years Key takeaways from the […] Click here to view original…