Cladding victims say they are “facing homelessness and bankruptcy” if the Government passes a Bill passing removal costs down to homeowners . Leaseholders across the country said they are cutting down on food and electricity as they brace themselves for the outcome of the Fire Safety Bill , which […]Click here to view original web…

If natural justice had its proper bearing, hundreds of thousands of people would not tonight be sleeping in high-rise homes that are clad in materials that could potentially go up in flames, a prospect for which they not only have to pay fire safety costs and higher insurance bills, […] Click here to view original…

St Ann’s Quay on Newcastle’s Quayside A House of Commons inquiry has told the Government that leaseholders should not have to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding from their homes. A committee of MPs, including Blyth Valley Conservative MP Ian Levy, said the Government and building industry should […] Click here to view original…

Plans to impose loans on cladding victims should be scrapped in favour of a major new fund, MPs have said. Government schemes to help hundreds of thousands of leaseholders facing crippling bills to fix unsafe homes ‘do not go far enough’, according to a report published by the housing […] Click here to view original…

Getty Images The government has been defeated for a third time in the Lords over its plans for who pays for fire safety work on buildings in light of the Grenfell tragedy. Peers changed the Fire Safety Bill again to prevent owners of blocks of flats passing the costs […] Click here to view original…

The ever-changing Liverpool skyline, pictured here in April 2021 Liverpool’s property market has had a “strong” few months – but is now being hit by cladding issues that have emerged following 2017’s Grenfell Tower fire, a top report has revealed. The latest quarterly City Residential update has shown that […] Click here to view original…

British Standards Institution consults on code of practice in wake of Grenfell tragedy A public consultation process for a new code of practice for fire risk appraisal, assessment of external wall construction and cladding of existing apartment blocks has been launched. The British Standards Institution is looking for input […] Click here to view original…

More than three years after the Grenfell Tower fire, hundreds of thousands of people are living in high-rise properties fitted with dangerous cladding. Mark Clinton, head of the construction and engineering group at law firm Irwin Mitchell , offers a 10-point plan to point policy in the right direction […] Click here to view original…

It is almost four years after the Grenfell Tower disaster and residents in Birmingham still feel unsafe in their homes. Despite huge costs for preparation work to remove dangerous cladding, patrols to watch for fires and spiralling insurance costs, Islington Gates in the Jewellery Quarter – for example – […] Click here to view original…

Dangerous cladding still used for new buildings including schools and hospital Dangerous cladding is still being used on new buildings – including hospitals, schools and sheltered housing – four years after Grenfell. The revelation comes despite a pro-posed ban on such material, which is yet to come into force […] Click here to view original…

“We need to get on with it” was the refrain from Camden Council’s planning committee as it approved new plans for replacement cladding and windows to be fitted on the towers of the Chalcots Estate. Councillors unanimously approved the new designs, but some raised concerns about the level of […] Click here to view original…

A flat at Leftbank failed to sell at half its purchase cost The Bank of England is assessing whether Britain’s building safety scandal could cause a new financial crisis. Its Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which monitors risks across the financial system, has questioned mortgage-lenders on their exposure to leasehold […] Click here to view original…