The post-Grenfell cladding crisis affecting millions is about to hit the government too
In April 2019, after four years of saving, 27-year-old marketing executive Hayley Tillotson put a £10,000 deposit down on a one-bedroom flat in central Leeds. Six months later, a letter from the West Yorkshire fire brigade turned her dream into a nightmare . Her building was wrapped in dangerous […]Click here to view original web…
More funding for cladding costs likely after MPs’ vote
Albert House in Woolwich, which has cladding that since Grenfell has been deemed unsafe. Government action, including an increased funding package, to address the growing cladding costs scandal appears increasingly likely after a Labour motion calling for measures “to protect leaseholders and taxpayers from the cost by pursuing those […] Click here to view original…
MPs pass Labour motion to protect leaseholders in cladding scandal
© Ian Vogler The Commons has passed – with 263 MPs voting in favour and none against as Tories abstained – a Labour motion calling on the government to protect leaseholders across the country living in homes with unsafe cladding. Introducing the motion this afternoon during an opposition day […] Click here to view original…
Commons passes Labour’s cladding motion as Conservatives abstain
Large London housing associations expect fire safety costs to hit £3bn Government review calls for immediate improvements at Croydon Council’s housing company Number of Londoners living on the streets increased by 23% in lead up to Christmas What replaces EU state aid rules – and how does it apply […] Click here to view original…
Millions of people trapped in unsellable properties due to Grenfell-style cladding
Boris Johnson is facing growing demand to back the Labour motion Get US and UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related […] Click here to view original…
Opposition MPs back Labour’s call for national taskforce to ‘get a grip’ on cladding crisis
Cladding on Albert House in Woolwich, part of the Royal Artillery Quays development visited by Sir Keir Starmer Opposition MPs have backed calls from Labour for ministers to “get a grip” and set up a national taskforce to examine the “deepening cladding crisis”. MPs voted 263 to zero in […] Click here to view original…
Incompetent! Tory MPs blast ministers over cladding crisis in the wake of Grenfell inferno
Tory MPs yesterday accused ministers of ‘incompetence’ in their response to the cladding crisis in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Politicians from all parties rounded on the Government during a landmark Commons debate last night – and warned more leaseholders will go bankrupt if urgent action is […] Click here to view original…
‘In the dark’: millions left in flats they can’t sell or fix due to unsafe cladding
Up to 11 million people may live in properties with unsafe cladding, an issue that came to prominence with the tragedy at Grenfell Tower in June 2017. Many of those who own affected flats have been presented with significant bills for remedial works or fire patrols, with some being […] Click here to view original…
London council leader adds to Labour calls for stronger action on ‘cladding crisis’
A London council leader whose borough experienced a serious housing block fire two years ago has added his voice to calls for stronger government action to remove flammable cladding from buildings and prevent the huge cost of the work from falling on individual leaseholders. Darren Rodwell, leader of Labour-run […] Click here to view original…
The UK’s Grenfell cladding crisis: What you need to know
Thousands of British homeowners face mounting debt to replace building materials ruled unsafe after the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire By Zoe Tabary LONDON, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pressure is mounting on the British government to support thousands of homeowners who face bankruptcy and homelessness due to the […] Click here to view original…
The government abstained on a cladding vote that could affect millions of lives
The government declined to vote on a motion that aimed to help people living in buildings with unsafe cladding that have been hit by huge bills. On 1 February, MPs passed a motion in the House of Commons to take steps to support those affected by unsafe cladding. The […] Click here to view original…
Londoners still fear fire-risk cladding could ignite their homes
North London resident Baz Jafar has called on the Government to pick up the bill for cladding “It is all consuming and it is constantly playing on your mind,” said one West London resident campaigning to get dangerous cladding removed from his flat. “What I would really like to […] Click here to view original…