Propertymark calls for further clarity on the future of building safety
Responding to the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Building Safety Bill, Propertymark acknowledges the need to upgrade building safety, however, there are concerns about the practical applications of a number of elements along with the cost to leaseholders. With the UK Government under scrutiny for its handling and the […] Click here to view original…
‘End the scandal!’ People in homes with Grenfell-style cladding demand government ends ‘spiralling crisis’
Tap above to watch video report by Rags Martel People living in homes with flammable Grenfell-style cladding have written to the government demanding and end to the scandal. As well as being unsafe many properties have become unsellable in what is being described as a ‘spiralling crisis’. There has […] Click here to view original…
‘Nightmare’ cladding requirements are creating mortgage prisoners
Flat owners are stuck living in potentially unsafe buildings where they are unable to sell due to the ‘debacle’ of safety forms. EWS1 (External Wall System) forms were introduced in December 2019 due to the tragic events of Grenfell Tower in 2017, but they are having some unseen consequences. […] Click here to view original…
Newcastle Quayside flats rejected from government fund to remove unsafe Grenfell-style cladding
St Ann’s Quay on Newcastle’s Quayside. Newcastle Quayside flats rejected from government fund to remove unsafe Grenfell-style cladding Managers of the St Ann’s Quay apartment block have been unsuccessful in a first bid to secure funding for the removal of its aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding – and save residents from being forced to foot…
End our cladding scandal BrumLAG Interview on BBC Radio WM
A campaign group in Birmingham BrumLAG are part of a national campaign to ask the Government to #EndOurCladdingScandal!
Cladding victims renew calls for government solution
Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in dangerous flats in a new campaign calling on the government to lead an “urgent national effort” to solve the spiralling crisis. Six months after the government announced funds to remove dangerous cladding […] Click here to view original…
Newcastle Quayside flats rejected from cladding fund
St Ann’s Quay on Newcastle’s Quayside AN apartment building with Grenfell-style cladding has been refused government cash to make it safe. Managers of St Ann’s Quay block, on Newcastle Quayside, have been unsuccessful in a first bid for funds for the removal of its aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding […] Click here to view original…
Revealed: Home owners write to Housing Secretary demanding an end to cladding crisis
The residents told Mr Jenrick another fire like in Grenfell Tower is “possible if not probable”. LBC can reveal that people living in homes with unsafe cladding have written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in a bid to resolve the issue amid fears that another Grenfell fire tragedy is […] Click here to view original…
Solve this NOW! Campaign to make cladding flats sell-able again
Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in a new national campaign calling on government to lead an “urgent national effort” to solve the cladding crisis. Six months after the government announced funds to remove dangerous […] Click here to view original…
We demand action via these 10 steps:
We demand action, via these 10 steps: The government must lead an urgent national effort to remove all dangerous cladding from buildings by June 2022 The Building Safety Fund must cover all buildings, regardless of height, and a range of internal and external fire safety defects not just cladding The government should provide the money…