Government won’t reveal where tower blocks are that could have deadly cladding
Government won’t reveal where tower blocks are that could have deadly cladding 1 The Scottish Government has refused to reveal the locations of tower blocks which could have deadly combustible cladding – claiming it’s not in the public interest. Fears have been expressed about the safety of panels on […]Click here to view original web…
Fire Brigade Union calls for more to be done to help people ‘trapped’ by the cladding crisis
A union has called for more to be done to help people ‘trapped’ by the cladding crisis. A motion was put forward by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) during the Labour Party’s conference over the weekend. The motion called for “more sustained investment in local authority building control, in […] Click here to view original…
Scottish Government won’t reveal where tower blocks are that could have deadly cladding
The Scottish Government has refused to reveal the locations of tower blocks which could have deadly combustible cladding – claiming it’s not in the public interest. Fears have been expressed about the safety of panels on the outside of hundreds of homes, hospitals and schools across the country since […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: ‘I had to sell my flat in Manchester at a £29,000 loss’
Zoe Lunn, her fiancé Brandon Henderson and their daughter, Mya, at their new house I feel as if I’ve been robbed. My name is Zoe Lunn and I am 24 years old. I have had to sell my flat in Manchester at a £29,000 loss because it was caught […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis ‘chilling’ property market because leaseholders cannot sell flats
The cladding crisis is clogging up the property market because thousands of leaseholders are unable to sell their flats, government insiders have admitted. A senior source acknowledged that, as well as being “unjust” for many flat owners, problems with combustible cladding , insulation and balcony decking were now having […] Click here to view original…
Essex news: Five big stories you may have missed, including mum’s £10k bill to replace flat cladding
Sophie Grayling and her son Reuben Today’s top stories across Essex have included a mum who “hit rock bottom” over a £10,000 bill to replace Grenfell-style cladding in her flat We also reported on tributes to a “perfect” Essex Police officer who was killed in a crash between a […] Click here to view original…
Is more help on the way for fire-trap flat owners? Michael Gove looks to tackle cladding crisis as he explores ways to cut huge costs for struggling leaseholders
Michael Gove is set to make his first major intervention in the cladding crisis as he explores ways to cut soaring insurance costs for struggling leaseholders. Premiums have increased by up to 2,000 per cent on apartment blocks wrapped in flammable cladding, while some have had their cover pulled. […] Click here to view original…
Gove looks at cutting insurance costs to tackle building safety crisis
Michael Gove is exploring how to cut soaring insurance premiums for homeowners hit by the building safety crisis and ramp up pressure on developers to pay for repairs, in the first signs of a new government push to tackle the widening scandal. Boris Johnson has tasked his new secretary […] Click here to view original…
Bolder moves required as Michael Gove tackles building safety crisis
“Michael Gove, we want justice!” rang the chant across Parliament Square 24 hours after Boris Johnson had placed his new secretary of state for levelling up in charge of fixing the building safety crisis. Placards at the End Our Cladding Scandal protest last month read: “No sale, no help, […] Click here to view original…
Number of unsafe buildings in London suspending ‘stay put’ strategy passes 1k – Fire Commissioner calls for urgent action
Urgent action has been called for by the London Fire Commissioner after the number of apartment blocks in London deemed unsafe exceeds 1,000. The London Fire Brigade’s latest figures show that 1,006 buildings in the capital have currently suspended the ‘stay put’ building design strategy , and replaced it […] Click here to view original…
Milton Keynes Council to address cladding scandal as residents report feeling “trapped”
The Progressive Alliance on Milton Keynes Council say that they will address the cladding scandal at Full Council this month. Councillors are pledging to support residents’ fight against cladding scandal as high rise residential buildings in Milton Keynes, mainly in the city centre, have been deemed ‘unsafe’ due to […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell survivors call for urgent ban on combustible building materials
The bereaved and survivors of the Grenfell disaster have called for an urgent ban on the use of combustible materials in buildings after they said evidence at the public inquiry had revealed “fraud”, “cover-up” and “incompetence” in the construction industry. Their lawyer told the inquiry chairman, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, […] Click here to view original…