‘Totally unacceptable’ – Cladding fears for five Waterfront blocks near Aurora
Three Waterfront blocks, at the Orwell Quay development near Aurora, have been found to have cladding issues Five blocks of flats on Ipswich’s Waterfront have cladding issues identified after the Grenfell disaster, it can be revealed – costing owners in one building hundreds of pounds extra per flat. Fire […]Click here to view original web…
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Oxford’s Hockmore tower cladding will be replaced by November
Hockmore Tower, Oxford. Picture: Richard Cave WORK to replace cladding on an Oxford tower block will be complete by November, the city council has said four years after the Grenfell Tower fire. Cladding on Hockmore Tower was not originally identified as unsafe in the aftermath of the Grenfell fire […] Click here to view original…
Thousands join protest demanding urgent action from government on cladding scandal
Thousands of flat owners gathered in locations across the country last Saturday to protest the government’s response to the combustible cladding scandal that has arisen following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Protestors targeted the sales offices of major property developers, coming together in cities and towns across England and Wales, […] Click here to view original…
Four Years After Grenfell, The Cladding Scandal Still Blights Lives
Steph Pike is constantly exhausted. ‘I can’t sleep properly and feel sick and anxious all the time,’ she says. Three years ago, the 29-year-old solicitor bought a one-bedroom flat in Bristol. After years of saving, she was so proud to have managed to get on the property ladder. But […] Click here to view original…
Portishead Marina residents fear bankruptcy over fire safety crisis involving cladding
Jill’s flat is one of hundreds affected at Portishead Marina. Residents caught up in the fire safety crisis at Portishead Marina say they fear going bankrupt and losing their life savings to fix issues with their homes. At least six blocks of flats have been found to have fire […] Click here to view original…
Brits condemned to ‘living nightmare’ in 22-year wait to remove Grenfell cladding
Homeowners living in flats with deadly cladding will have to wait almost a quarter of a century for it to be removed. The revelation comes ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower blaze tomorrow. New analysis by Labour shows that at the current rate of progress, it […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell: Ending the cladding crisis could take until 2043, warns Labour
Grenfell Tower in the wake of the tragic 2017 fire. Image credit: ChiralJon/Flickr Removing dangerous cladding from buildings could take until 2043, the Labour Party has warned ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster . Analysing UK government figures on the building safety crisis, the opposition […] Click here to view original…
Leeds MP says leaseholders still facing “nightmare” over cladding costs
Leeds Central MP Hilary Benn (Lab) says that despite moves from the Government earlier this year to protect the leaseholders of flats, thousands are still faced with the crippling costs of replacing potentially flammable cladding on the sides of their homes. Hello, this is the first of your 5 […] Click here to view original…
Rally Interview on BBC Radio WM
Members of BrumLAG was interviewed for BBC Radio West Midlands about the Birmingham Rally talking about the #EnoughIsEnough protest.
Desperate leaseholders stage protests over cladding dangers
Manchester leaseholders who say they’re facing huge bills because of potentially dangerous building materials have staged a protest outside the city’s Town Hall. Residents of seven apartment buildings in the Green Quarter say they’re facing financial ruin and bankruptcy, mental health issues and homelessness because their homes were built […] Click here to view original…
Flat owners demand urgent action from Government to end cladding scandal
Members of the Birmingham Leaseholder Action Group attend a protest in Victoria Square, Birmingham Thousands of frustrated flat owners voiced their anger at the cladding scandal today. Protesters across the UK demanded urgent action from the Government and home developers to save them from ruin. Tens of thousands of […] Click here to view original…