PA Media image captionA fire destroyed Grenfell Tower in June 2017, with the loss of 72 lives The firm that sold the cladding used at Grenfell Tower knew about the risk of fires in 2013, but continued to offer a flammable version of it. The public inquiry has been […]Click here to view original web…

LONDON — The British government on Wednesday announced billions of dollars in additional funding to support people living in apartment blocks clad in flammable material who are shouldering the costs of remediation work and safety patrols. But housing experts in Britain and people affected by unsafe building practices said […] Click here to view original…

Hundreds of homeowners facing huge bills for dangerous cladding say they feel betrayed after the government announced a financial package aimed at ending the “scandal” gripping the UK. There are now 1,600 people in Ipswich hit by problems with cladding and fire safety issues at their homes some three-and-a-half […] Click here to view original…

The ex-Arconic employee who sold the cladding used on Grenfell Tower failed to tell her customers about a report showing the product was unsafe for use on high rises, the inquiry into the fire heard today. Reynobond cladding panels (picture: Ian Abley) Sharelines Giving a second day of evidence, […] Click here to view original…

On 1 February, the Labour Party claimed that “ 11 million people [are] stuck in the cladding crisis ”. Versions of this claim have been repeated by many Labour politicians and media outlets . The “cladding crisis” refers to problems faced by owners of flats in medium- and high-rise […] Click here to view original…

Leaseholders living in blocks with fire safety issues have said that they feel more trapped in their homes because of rules around the selling of homes bought with Help to Buy loans. Picture: Getty Sharelines Inside Housing has spoken to several leaseholders who have attempted to move but have […] Click here to view original…

LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday it would give an additional 3.5 billion pounds ($4.8 billion) to remove dangerous cladding on high-rise residential buildings, more than three years after the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London. “This means the government is providing more than 5 billion […] Click here to view original…

The Grenfell Tower is covered in a safety tarpaulin in west London, on Oct. 30, 2019. ISABEL INFANTES/AFP/Getty Images Britain said it would give an additional £3.5-billion ($4.8-billion) to remove dangerous cladding on high-rise residential buildings, more than three years after flammable cladding was blamed for a deadly tower […] Click here to view original…

This caller tells LBC she has been quoted £160,000 just to get a form to help sell her house amid the cladding crisis. Crystel called into LBC to make a point on EWS1 forms after Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced the Government is to provide a further £3.5 billion […] Click here to view original…

The Housing Secretary has been accused of a “betrayal” of hundreds of thousands of leaseholders after he unveiled a new £3.5 billion package to end the “cladding scandal”. In a Commons statement, Robert Jenrick said the “exceptional” intervention means no leaseholders in high-rise blocks in England will face charges […] Click here to view original…

Housing Minister Robert Jenrick has today, 10 February, announced the UK Government’s further plans to remove unsafe cladding by investing an additional £3.5 billion. Jenrick promises that the funding will ensure leaseholders in England in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no costs in order to make them […] Click here to view original…

The financial package was criticised for leaving some leaseholders facing huge costs and failing to address some of the problems faced by residents of blocks with cladding The Government has announced an additional funding package worth £3.5bn to tackle the unsafe . The package comes three-and-a-half years after which […] Click here to view original…