Cladding: Panels failed fire tests 13 years before Grenfell
MCRMA Tests similar to this one, showed the dangers of cladding as early as 2004, it has emerged Leaked test results suggest the government and construction industry had early evidence of the dangers posed by cladding, 13 years before the Grenfell Tower fire. Panels, commonly used on buildings in […]Click here to view original web…
Protesters call for end to cladding crisis in Parliament demonstration
Demonstrators called for an end to the cladding crisis outside Parliament H undreds of demonstrators took to Parliament Square on Thursday to call for an end to the ongoing building safety crisis just days after it was revealed there are now more than 1,000 affected buildings in London . […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: Panels failed fire tests 13 years before Grenfell
MCRMA Tests similar to this one, as early as 2004, showed the dangers of cladding, it has emerged Leaked test results suggest the government and construction industry had early evidence of the dangers posed by cladding, 13 years before the Grenfell Tower fire. Panels, commonly used on buildings in […] Click here to view original…
Gove appointed housing secretary as Jenrick booted out
Michael Gove has replaced housing secretary Robert Jenrick as part of the latest cabinet reshuffle. In a tweet confirming the news, Jenrick said: “It’s been a huge privilege to serve as secretary of state. Thank you to everyone at the department for their hard work, dedication and friendship. I’m […] Click here to view original…
Cladding CRISIS: Exhausted leaseholders to protest outside Parliament TODAY
Leaseholders are set to descend on the capital to protest against the cladding scandal. People whose homes have been blighted by fire safety problems and dangerous cladding will protest outside Parliament on Thursday. Leaseholders from Manchester, Liverpool and surrounding areas will march on the capital later demanding help from […] Click here to view original…
Protesters gather outside Parliament over cladding
The event is protesting ‘everything leasehold’ including cladding Last updated 6 minutes ago Protesters are rallying in Parliament Square today to demand change on a variety of issues, from cladding and insulation, to ground rent, services charges and increasing insurance. Attendees of the Leaseholders Together Rally , an event […] Click here to view original…
Protesters from Liverpool to join thousands outside Parliament to protest unsafe cladding
Last updated 4 hours ago Later today, protesters will be rallying in Parliament Square to demand change on a variety of issues, from cladding and insulation, to ground rent, services charges and increasing insurance. The Leaseholders Together Rally, an event organised by The National Leaseholder Campaign, Leasehold Knowledge Partnership […] Click here to view original…
Sadiq Khan accuses Grenfell Tower companies of placing profits above safety, inquiry hears
The Mayor of London has called for an overhaul of the UK’s building control system, blaming decades of deregulation for allowing companies involved in the Grenfell Tower refurbishment to prioritise “profits” over “public safety”. In closing statements to the second phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on Wednesday, Sadiq […] Click here to view original…
Ipswich company pleads guilty after post-Grenfell fire notice ignored
The Ipaxis development in Ipswich. Inset: Dave Collins, acting chief fire officer for Suffolk An Ipswich firm has admitted failing to comply with an enforcement notice imposed by Suffolk’s fire service on an apartment block where cladding failed safety tests post-Grenfell. Ipaxis Management Company Ltd, based at Home From […] Click here to view original…
Protesters set to gather outside Parliament to protest unsafe cladding
Last updated 1 hour ago Later today, protesters will be rallying in Parliament Square to demand change on a variety of issues, from cladding and insulation, to ground rent, services charges and increasing insurance. The Leaseholders Together Rally, an event organised by The National Leaseholder Campaign, Leasehold Knowledge Partnership […] Click here to view original…
South Yorkshire campaigners to join London protest against unsafe cladding
Demonstrators will gather outside Parliament this afternoon (16th September) Last updated 37 minutes ago Later today, protesters from South Yorkshire will be among those rallying in Parliament Square to demand change on a variety of issues, from cladding and insulation, to ground rent, services charges and increasing insurance. The […] Click here to view original…
Leeds Cladding Scandal positive for the future after Jenrick sacked as housing secretary
A rally is taking place in London today (15th September) Last updated 2 hours ago Leaseholders in Leeds impacted by the cladding scandal say they’d like to see the new housing secretary apologise for the failures of the government. Robert Jenrick was sacked from the position in a government […] Click here to view original…