Cladding protest after fire at New Providence Wharf in east London
Harry Scoffin Residents living in flats with ACM cladding gathered in Isle of Dogs , east London , on Saturday to urge the government to protect leaseholders from post- Grenfell remediation bills. Protesters held placards while chanting “enough is enough”. Police were also seen at the protest. The demonstration […]Click here to view original web…
St Kilda apartment building evacuated over combustible cladding fears
A bayside apartment building in Melbourne has been evacuated over safety fears due to combustible cladding. The Port Phillip Council municipal building surveyor has ordered residents of a St Kilda apartment building with combustible cladding concerns and other fire safety matters to leave within two weeks, Mayor Louise Crawford […] Click here to view original…
Sorry… you’re trapped in the wrong type of fire-risk flat: Leaseholders are told defects are not covered by £5billion fund in latest blow to families caught up in cladding scandal
Homeowners facing bills of up to £100,000 each to fix fire-trap flats have been denied Government funding – because they have the wrong type of defects. Two blocks, where more than 200 people live, are so dangerous a 24-hour fire patrol keeps residents safe. They have defective cavity barriers, […] Click here to view original…
Hundreds of thousands of people live in dangerous, worthless and unmortgageable flats due to the cladding scandal as the government abandons homeowners and chooses to protect developers
Campaigners including Manchester mayor Andy Burnham continue to fight for justice for cladding and building safety scandal victims. Five years ago my wife and I made a big mistake. Using a pension payment and a legacy from my parents, we bought a flat for our daughter, who was finishing […] Click here to view original…
Cladding to be removed from fire danger Huddersfield student flats – two years after building condemned
Firefighters outside Kingfisher Court after it was evacuated over fire safety fears Combustible cladding on the fire danger Kingfisher Court student flats in Huddersfield is to be replaced, almost two years after the scandal hit building was condemned by fire chiefs. The eleven-story block on Manchester Road has lay […] Click here to view original…
Fight to protect Portishead residents from cladding bill burden
People who are paying costly sums to make their homes safe may see a change in the law to protect them from spending substantial costs. Around 1,000 people who live in blocks around Portishead Marina – which are under 18 metres – are now footing the bill associated with […] Click here to view original…
How well has the sector responded to cladding remediation and a renewed focus on building safety?
One of the most shocking revelations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Hackitt Review was the practices around cladding. Paul Nash , a member of the Industry Safety Steering Group and independent chair of South East Consortium, tells Inside Housing how the housing sector is getting on with meeting […] Click here to view original…
Homeless, cladding, walking, green jobs and go vegan
Homeless still failed by the system Trevor Ellis, Chalkhill Road,Wembley, writes: I know times are hard and local authorities are struggling to maintain key services as Covid-19 continues to hold back progress. Under such tough social conditions, it’s not surprising to find that a growing number of residents are […] Click here to view original…
Milestone for Portishead residents “in limbo” as cladding replacement approved
Portishead residents caught up in the fire safety scandal have hit a major milestone with the first block granted permission to remove its combustible cladding. People living in 110 at the Quay will be able to stay in their apartments while the project to install safe, similar looking materials […] Click here to view original…
Dame Judith Hackitt commends Salix Homes as cladding remediation complete
A leading figure in building safety has commended Salix Homes for its commitment to fire and building safety as the housing association announced the completion of its cladding remediation programme. Dame Judith Hackitt is Chair of the Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG) and led the Government’s Independent Review of […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders’ battle for cladding cash shows PM’s disconnect with public
The post-Grenfell nightmare for high-rise leaseholders throws the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s greed and bellyaching about John Lewis furniture into sharp relief Grenfell Tower in the wake of the tragic 2017 fire. Image credit: ChiralJon/Flickr It’s a housing story that could yet cost the government dear. The details remain […] Click here to view original…
MPs slam cladding fund as inadequate
MPs have slammed the government’s response to the cladding scandal in a report calling for more funding to make buildings safe and prevent the financial burden from falling on leaseholders. The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLGC) says current plans fail to deliver on ministers’ promises that leaseholders […] Click here to view original…