Cladding Crisis: Government help is ‘too little too late’ as Robert Jenrick assures he is doing all he can to help
Building safety campaigners say a top Government minister has missed the chance to offer hope to people living in unsafe high-rise homes on a visit to the North West. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick insists the Government is acting to help people living in blocks wrapped in flammable cladding. But […]Click here to view original web…
Refugee who saw home destroyed by bombs fears losing London flat to cladding scandal
Flat Owner Bassel Deeb outside Raymond Chadburn House A refugee who saw his home destroyed by bombs in wartorn Syria now fears losing his flat in Britain – over the cladding scandal. Bassel Deeb is among thousands facing ruinous bills to repair fire safety defects uncovered in the wake […] Click here to view original…
South London cladding: Leaseholders facing huge bills speak out
Affected leaseholders living on an estate in Lambeth South London leaseholders caught up in the cladding scandal are selling their furniture to keep up with huge bills. The rapid spread of the 2017 Grenfell fire, which claimed 72 lives, was found to be caused by dangerous cladding. Now laws […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders shamefully hung out to dry in cladding scandal
As a retired structural engineer, I know that modern buildings are designed by highly qualified architects and engineers, working within a framework of planning law and building control regulations. These professionals pay a substantial amount for professional indemnity insurance to cover the rare cases of failure through design error. […] Click here to view original…
St Peter’s: cladding nightmare is big issue ahead of by-election
Toby North, Labour. Right: Veronica Pasteur, Green BY-ELECTION candidates have made a series of promises to residents who are living in fear in housing blocks potentially wrapped in dangerous cladding. Rivals in the St Peter’s ward ballot – to be held on Thursday, May 6, the same day as […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal affected residents in Kent speak out as Fire Safety Bill drawn up after Grenfell Tower disaster is passed by government
A woman being forced to pay for repairs to make her fire-risk flat safe says the government passing costs on to owners is pushing her anxiety to an “all time high”. The controversial Fire Safety Bill was passed and made into law by the government on Wednesday night after […] Click here to view original…
Cladding Culprits Are Getting £450m From The Taxpayer. They Haven’t Repaid A Penny
The government has failed to recover a penny of the £450m it is giving landlords to fix unsafe cladding – despite promising to get tough with those responsible for installing the highly dangerous material. Last year, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people, ministers […] Click here to view original…
Government tells homeowners with mental health fears caused by cladding scandal to contact Samaritans
Leaseholder Jamie Robb, bottom left, was told by Robert Jenrick’s government department that people with mental health fears over the cladding scandal should call the Samaritans. (Getty Images/PA/Jamie Robb) A leaseholder facing a £20,000 bill due to the cladding scandal has been told by the government that people with […] Click here to view original…
Developers with profit over £25m to be hit by £2bn cladding tax
Consultation on Treasury proposals to run until July The Treasury has outlined the first details of its plan for a £2bn developer tax designed to raise funds to pay for the replacement of defective cladding on high rise properties. It has issued a consultation, which runs until 22 July, […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: committee calls on government to scrap cladding loan scheme and prioritise most at risk
An influential committee of MPs has called on the government to abandon its loan scheme for residents trapped in apartments with unsafe cladding . Ministers have repeatedly said leaseholders should not have to pay for repairs, which often run into millions of pounds. But many are already receiving bills, […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders warn of mental health crisis as they face bills for cladding
L easeholders have warned of the mental health impact of the cladding crisis, with one woman saying she had been diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression as a result. After attempts to amend the Fire Safety Bill failed, angry leaseholders expressed their concern once again. Boris Johnson faced a […] Click here to view original…
Government tells homeowners with mental health fears caused by cladding scandal to contact Samaritans
Leaseholder Jamie Robb, bottom left, was told by Robert Jenrick’s government department that people with mental health fears over the cladding scandal should call the Samaritans. (Getty Images/PA/Jamie Robb) A leaseholder facing a £20,000 bill due to the cladding scandal has been told by the government that people with […] Click here to view original…