Cladding campaigners say Boris Johnson broke promise by ordering his MPs to vote against aid package
Cladding campaigners have said they will not stop fighting after the government saw off an attempt by MPs to provide financial help to families living in buildings with unsafe cladding. Boris Johnson ordered his MPs to vote down an amendment agreed by the House of Lords on Monday night […]Click here to view original web…
The £9bn cladding black hole: As MPs vote down bill to protect leaseholders from huge fire safety costs, property owners are left facing crippling costs
Britain’s cladding crisis faces a £9 billion black hole despite developers vowing to pay £400 million to fix faulty buildings, a Daily Mail audit reveals. The money promised by one construction giant could cover as little as 13 per cent of the total bill faced by its leaseholders, leaving […] Click here to view original…
‘I could lose my home and my job’: Anger over Grenfell cladding vote
The government rejected proposals which would have seen developers and cladding manufacturers billed in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. Left: An image of Grenfell tower in west London burning during fire of June 2017. Right: Stephen Squires, who faces huge monthly bills due to cladding issues in his […] Click here to view original…
Ministers outline £450m routemap to tackle cladding crisis
Homeowners whose flats have external cladding will be offered free safety assessments to determine which properties have material needing to be removed, as part of a £450 million package of measure to address Scotland’s cladding crisis. The proposal, which paves the way for public funding for remediation, is a […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders in properties with dangerous cladding face up to £100k bills – here’s how your MP voted on motion to hold developers liable
Leaseholders in properties with dangerous cladding face up to £100k bills – here’s how your MP voted on motion to hold developers liable (Photo: Shutterstock) Leaseholders living in homes which are potentially unsafe and unsellable will be liable for the cost of works to bring them up to standard, […] Click here to view original…
Developer cladding tax consultation due ‘in coming months’
A consultation on a tax for the largest residential property developers to pay for cladding remediation is due to be published in the coming months. This was confirmed by the Treasury today as part of 30 tax updates, consultations and documents. The tax will be introduced next year. It […] Click here to view original…
Government criticised by bishops after it rejects Fire Safety amendment on cladding-removal costs
Work is carried out to replace cladding on a block of flats in Stratford, London LEASEHOLDERS and tenants will pay the price for the “dismissive attitude” of the Government towards the cladding crisis, the Bishop of St Albans , Dr Alan Smith, has said, after the House of Commons […] Click here to view original…
Homebuyers Armed With Advice Are Undeterred By Cladding Concerns
Despite concerns surrounding cladding on apartment buildings, demand still exists for homes in affected developments, which has been bolstered by new government guidelines recently being announced. However, a leading residential conveyancing lawyer says buyers and sellers must be vigilant, and check the building has the right paperwork is in […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: ‘I feel constantly sick and stressed’
Georgie Hulme image captionGeorgie Hulme: “Each day I panic that a bill will arrive” Georgie Hulme inherited her third floor flat in Manchester from her mother, who thought she was providing her daughter with home security for life. Since then, inspections of the building in the wake of the […] Click here to view original…
Cladding: MPs fail in bid to change fire safety payment rules
Getty Images Family leaving an apartment block in Essex following an investigation into fire and safety issues A group of Tory MPs has lost a House of Commons bid to protect leaseholders living in flats from “financial ruin” due to the cost of safety improvements. The Fire Safety Bill […] Click here to view original…
Bid to save leaseholders from huge bills to remove cladding defeated by government
The government has defeated a bid to save householders from bills running into tens of thousands of pounds to get rid of combustible cladding of the kind blamed for the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Despite a rebellion by 29 Tories, ministers comfortably saw off an amendment to the Fire Safety […] Click here to view original…
Bid to save leaseholders from huge bills to remove cladding defeated by government
A view of Grenfell Tower, where a severe fire killed 72 people in June 2017. The government has defeated a bid to save householders from bills running into tens of thousands of pounds to get rid of combustible cladding of the kind blamed for the Grenfell Tower tragedy. As […] Click here to view original…