EWS crisis: homeowners face huge fire safety bills on newly bought flats despite cladding assurances before purchase
Former fire chief Roy Wilsher chosen as government advisor for fire reform Aggregator issues £33m bond following ‘reverse enquiry’ from institutional investors Grenfell resident ‘stigmatised as troublemaker’ for raising complaints Residents of Berkshire block severely damaged by fire placed in temporary accommodation Investment giant registers for-profit registered provider Lords […]Click here to view original web…
Why do building owners still not know basic asset details?
Richard Robertson, business development director at Cadline , developer of DynamicAIM , looks at the Grenfell tragedy four years on and why building owners still do not know basic asset details As of last month, only one-fifth of applications to the fund for cladding removal had been accepted and […] Click here to view original…
The Cladding Crisis: A 10-Point Plan to Help
Ever since the Grenfell Tower fire of 2017, the UK has seen the cladding crisis develop and increasingly affect leaseholders both financially and mentally. The likes of disabled people are feeling “ constantly sick and stressed ” due to financial pressures and their buildings ‘being built unsafe’ for them […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal victims face ‘lottery’ over safety check verdicts since Grenfell
People who bought flats after being told they were safe are now unable to sell up Cladding fire checks have been branded a costly “shambles”, with leaseholders left in limbo over safety and facing huge bills. Post-Grenfell inspections to reassure residents their homes are fireproof have delivered radically different […] Click here to view original…
Combustible cladding to be removed in NSW
Flammable cladding will be removed from 214 buildings in NSW, beginning in late 2021. Flammable cladding on more than 200 high-risk residential buildings in NSW will begin to be removed by the end of the year. Experts on the state government’s Cladding Product Safety Panel have selected four types […] Click here to view original…
Around 10% of buildings with ACM yet to start remediation
Four more buildings also discovered to contain the unsafe material Remediation is still yet to start on 29 occupied high-rise residential buildings in England with the ACM cladding blamed for the Grenfell Tower fire. Another nine vacant buildings have not started removal of the cladding, bringing the total number […] Click here to view original…
Buyers launch legal action after £75k bill for flammable cladding
Residents of a West Hampstead apartment block covered in flammable cladding are attempting to boot out their management company. Leaseholders at The Ivery, in Iverson Road, have launched a legal action to seize control of costly fire safety repairs to their building. Homeowners received initial bills last month for […] Click here to view original…
Cladding removal from first of 214 towers in NSW won’t start until end of year
Left: The Quay apartment building in Haymarket. Photo: Domain. Apartment owners will have to wait until late this year before work starts on removing combustible cladding from the first of 214 high-rise residential buildings in Sydney and other parts of NSW, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. A NSW product […] Click here to view original…
Further 200 buildings in South Yorkshire found to have ‘unsafe cladding’
A extra 200 buildings in South Yorkshire have been identified by the Fire and Rescue Service as having unsafe cladding which needs to be removed. Following the Grenfell tragedy in 2017, inspections have taken place at all high-rise residential buildings in the region to find safety risks. The Ministry […] Click here to view original…
EWS crisis: leaseholders face £50,000 cladding bills despite EWS form stating no work is needed
Former fire chief Roy Wilsher chosen as government advisor for fire reform Aggregator issues £33m bond following ‘reverse enquiry’ from institutional investors Grenfell resident ‘stigmatised as troublemaker’ for raising complaints Residents of Berkshire block severely damaged by fire placed in temporary accommodation Investment giant registers for-profit registered provider Lords […] Click here to view original…
Ocean Crescent tower block cladding fire risk found
Bailey Partnership image captionThe tower block houses 123 apartments Another city tower block is set to have cladding replaced due to fire-risk concerns following the fatal Grenfell blaze in London. Combustible material has been found in the walls at Ocean Crescent in The Crescent, Plymouth. The 11-storey building has […] Click here to view original…
Named and shamed: who are the landlords yet to start the removal of Grenfell-style cladding from their buildings?
Former fire chief Roy Wilsher chosen as government advisor for fire reform Grenfell resident ‘stigmatised as troublemaker’ for raising complaints Residents of Berkshire block severely damaged by fire placed in temporary accommodation Home Office publishes guidance that puts rough sleepers at risk of deportation Lords pass another amendment to […] Click here to view original…