‘Welsh Government inaction on cladding is inexcusable and irresponsible’ – Rhys ab Owen
Part of Victoria Wharf, Cardiff One of the first meetings I held since my election in May was with residents from Victoria Wharf in Cardiff Bay. They were concerned about the safety of their homes. My constituents Non and Gwenallt Rees told me: “Why are we as owners of […]Click here to view original web…
Farcical moment ‘Minister for Better Regulation’ had flammable cladding stripped from an unit block for lame media stunt – only for tradies to secretly put the dangerous material BACK ON when the cameras left
A minister has been left red-faced after his media stunt involving the removal of dangerous and flammable cladding backfired – with tradies working on the block to put it back on when the cameras left. The building in Darlington, inner Sydney, was identified as a potential death trap due […] Click here to view original…
New type of dangerous building cladding uncovered in Britain, as another fire breaks out
As the Grenfell Inquiry continues to steer responsibility for the tragic deaths of 72 people in a London high-rise in June 2017 towards the undermanned and under resourced London Fire Brigade, the consequences of the criminality that made death traps of many residential buildings continue to be felt across […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: ‘Some days I can’t leave the house’
The sale of Sophie Grayling’s flat fell through after dangerous external cladding was discovered “It’s like a crippling depression where you can’t get up. My anxiety is really bad, some days I can’t leave the house.” Sophie Grayling, 28, bought a two-bed flat in Chelmsford, Essex just weeks after […] Click here to view original…
Tenants to be moved out of unsafe buildings set to be demolished in Glasgow’s Gorbals
Tenants to be moved out of unsafe buildings set to be demolished in the Gorbals TENANTS living in high-rise flats which are at “risk of fire spread” due to “combustible” cladding are set to be moved into new homes in Laurieston. Hundreds of residents in flats at 305 and […] Click here to view original…
Tenants to be moved out of unsafe buildings set to be demolished in Glasgow’s Gorbals
Tenants to be moved out of unsafe buildings set to be demolished in the Gorbals TENANTS living in high-rise flats which are at “risk of fire spread” due to “combustible” cladding are set to be moved into new homes in Laurieston. Hundreds of residents in flats at 305 and […] Click here to view original…
Most Vic cladding removal works incomplete
The MCG has had flammable cladding removed, but many other affected buildings in Victoria have not. Victoria has barely made a dent in fully removing combustible cladding on buildings, with less than a fifth of rectification works completed. Cladding Safety Victoria’s annual report was among a dump of more […] Click here to view original…
Most Vic cladding removal works incomplete
The MCG has had flammable cladding removed, but many other affected buildings in Victoria have not. Victoria has barely made a dent in fully removing combustible cladding on buildings, with less than a fifth of rectification works completed. Cladding Safety Victoria’s annual report was among a dump of more […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: ‘Some days I can’t leave the house’
Image caption, The sale of Sophie Grayling’s flat fell through after dangerous external cladding was discovered “It’s like a crippling depression where you can’t get up. My anxiety is really bad, some days I can’t leave the house.” Sophie Grayling, 28, bought a two-bed flat in Chelmsford, Essex just […] Click here to view original…
Mental health research by University of Sheffield reveals the devastating impact on innocent leaseholders affected by cladding scandal
Research proves the devastating impact of the scandal on innocent leasehold flat owners A new study by the University of Sheffield has highlighted the devastating impact of the cladding and building safety scandal on innocent leasehold apartment owners. Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire and those who […] Click here to view original…
Mental health research highlights devastating impact on leaseholders affected by cladding scandal
Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, leaseholders in apartments with flammable cladding are still suffering the fallout which is taking a huge toll on their mental health and wellbeing. Grenfell Tower fours years after the fire in which 72 people lost their lives Four years on from […] Click here to view original…
Cladding dangers highlighted as Grenfell play comes to Birmingham Rep
Seventy two people died in the Grenfell fire in London in 2017, after flammable cladding installed on the tower block between 2015 and 2016 caused the fire to engulf the whole tower. Thomas Wheatley in Value Engineering Despite the public outcry, 700,000 people in the UK are believed to […] Click here to view original…