UK government accused of covering up ‘national scandal’ over Grenfell-style cladding
Aluminium composite cladding was implicated in the catastrophic Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in June 2017 The British government has been accused of trying to cover up a “national scandal” by advising local councils not to release information about high-rise buildings that have potentially lethal aluminium cladding. […]Click here to view original web…
Cladding Crisis: Labour to force vote to protect millions of leaseholders
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told LBC exclusively on Call Keir he will force a vote next week to help those impacted by the cladding crisis. Sir Keir was speaking during one of his regular Call Keir slots when he answers questions from LBC listeners. He revealed on […] Click here to view original…
Johnson promises plan for cladding crisis ‘very shortly’
The government will outline a plan for the cladding crisis “very shortly”, prime minister Boris Johnson said yesterday, amid suggestions that it is poised to adopt a controversial proposal branded a “cladding tax” by campaigners. Boris Johnson answering questions at yesterday’s PMQs (picture: BBC) Sharelines Seema Malhotra, Labour MP […] Click here to view original…
‘Protest does work’ says Grenfell campaigner as key cladding u-turns and now will give evidence to enquiry
Pressure has been mounting on the firm to give evidence at the inquiry A firm responsible for manufacturing the flammable cladding panels on Grenfell tower will now give evidence at the public inquiry. Cladding firm Arconic initially refused to give evidence but has now U-turned on this decision. Claude […] Click here to view original…
Now Grenfell executive WILL talk to inquiry: French cladding boss bows to pressure and agrees to evidence to public inquiry after previously saying he would only take the stand if he could dictate line of questioning
A Grenfell cladding boss has bowed to pressure to give evidence to the public inquiry into the tragedy. Claude Schmidt, an executive at the firm that made the panels involved in the deadly tower block blaze, previously said he would only take the witness stand if he could dictate […] Click here to view original…
Insurance Bills ‘Soar’ After High-Rise Cladding Scandal
Law360, London (January 27, 2021, 12:40 PM GMT) — A consumer group said on Wednesday that leaseholders are struggling with a surge of up to 1,000% in the price of buildings insurance to cover the risks linked to unsafe building materials following the Grenfell Tower blaze in London, in […] Click here to view original…
Boris Johnson warns banks they must NOT refuse mortgages on homes with cladding that are ‘perfectly safe’ – as thousands of homeowners face cost of removing material in wake of Grenfell
Boris Johnson has warned banks they must not refuse mortgages on homes with cladding that are ‘perfectly safe’. Thousands of homeowners face the cost of removing cladding from their buildings in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, which killed 72 people in 2017. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions today, […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell cladding firm president agrees to give evidence at inquiry
A senior executive at the firm that made the combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower has agreed to give evidence to the public inquiry after refusing to do so for the last seven months. Claude Schmidt, the president of Arconic Architectural Products, the French company that supplied the plastic-filled […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal: insurance bills rise by more than 1,000% for flat owners
Residents of flats with cladding and other unsafe building materials are facing skyrocketing insurance bills, new Which? research reveals. Leaseholders from 16 apartment blocks are paying an average of over 500% more for buildings insurance than they were one year ago, adding thousands to their annual service charges. In […] Click here to view original…
“Unacceptable” that some building owners have yet to start remediation work on unsafe ACM buildings, says Building Safety Minister
Cladding In a statement released on 21 January, Building Safety Minister Lord Stephen Greenhalgh noted that it was “unacceptable a minority” of buildings identified by the Government as having unsafe ACM cladding have yet to start remediation works. Lord Stephen Greenhalgh Lord Greenhalgh added: “We are in contact with […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell cladding company witness agrees to give evidence to inquiry following pressure
A key witness from the firm which sold the deadly cladding panels for use on Grenfell Tower will give evidence to the inquiry following pressure from survivors and bereaved. Picture: Sonny Dhamu Sharelines Claude Schmidt was one of the witnesses from Arconic who the inquiry had said was initially […] Click here to view original…
Insurance Bills ‘Soar’ After London High-Rise Cladding Scandal
Law360, London (January 27, 2021, 12:40 PM GMT) — A consumer group said on Wednesday that leaseholders are struggling with a surge of up to 1,000% in the price of buildings insurance to cover the risks linked to unsafe building materials following the Grenfell Tower blaze in London, in […] Click here to view original…