Cladding residents in West of England face bill hike after Grenfell
image captionThe Waverley, on Bristol’s harbourside, has “defective” cladding Residents in apartments across the region face high bills to replace defective cladding. Some leaseholders may have to pay tens of thousands of pounds if they do not qualify for a government bail-out fund. Many are already facing hikes in […]Click here to view original web…
No guarantees for leaseholders over cladding removal costs
Ministers have said they cannot rule out leaseholders in England having to meet some of the costs of removing flammable cladding from their homes. While £1.6bn had been made available, Chris Pincher told MPs the government would not write an “open cheque”. It was up to developers and building […] Click here to view original…
Kingspan claims about suitability of its insulation for high rises ‘a house of cards’, inquiry hears
Kingspan’s assertion that its combustible insulation product could be used on high rise buildings was a “house of cards” based on a single 2005 test which has now been withdrawn, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry heard today. Tony Millichap gives evidence to the inquiry (picture: Grenfell Tower Inquiry) Sharelines Tony […] Click here to view original…
Fire safety bill risks ‘fuelling the cladding crisis’
©John Gomez The government’s flagship law intended to avoid another Grenfell-type tragedy is at danger of worsening the cladding crisis that has paralysed parts of the UK housing market, warns managing director at Ringley The Fire Safety Bill will require all the fire safety provisions of a building, how […] Click here to view original…
Ealing MP challenges PM to change rules for cladding victims
Making her point: Rupa Huq at PMQs in the Commons EALING Central and Acton MP Rupa Huq has demanded answers from the Prime Minister on the “living nightmare” for residents trying to get a safety validation for the tower blocks in which they live. At Prime Minister’s Questions, she […] Click here to view original…
“Building owners and premises management fully responsible for fire safety of buildings” urges Government
SPEAKING IN the House of Commons, Apsana Begum (Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse) has asked Robert Jenrick (the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) “whether he plans to provide funding for remedial work to buildings which do not comply with fire safety regulations, but do […] Click here to view original…
Cladding campaigner reveals dissatisfaction at Robert Jenrick ‘talking shop’ meeting
This is the moment a cladding campaigner told LBC of his dissatisfaction at a meeting he had with Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. The exchange comes amid news that hundreds of thousands of flat owners could be forced to take on 30-year loans akin to a second mortgage to fix […] Click here to view original…
Letters to the editor: Council survey credibility, cladding costs and foreign aid
Questions have been raised about the credibility of an online survey about local government reorganisation preferences Meaningful data I WAS not surprised by your front page headline last week (D&S Times North Yorkshire edition, Nov 27) regarding the integrity of a survey carried out on behalf of the district […] Click here to view original…
Health chiefs insist flammable Grenfell cladding ‘no risk’ at Scotland’s super-hospital as ‘deliberate deceit’ over safety is exposed
Health chiefs insist Grenfell cladding ‘no risk’ at Scotland’s super-hospital as ‘deliberate deceit’ over safety is exposed CONCERNS have been raised that flammable insulation material used in Grenfell Tower remains in place at Scotland’s flagship super-hospital three-and-a-half years after the horrifying blaze that claimed the lives of around 80 […] Click here to view original…
Government’s solution to cladding scandal: just take out a second loan
Trafalgar House is owned by Michael Wade Hundreds of thousands of flat owners could be forced to take on 30-year loans akin to a second mortgage to fix fire safety defects. Campaigners fear government proposals would leave leaseholders in negative equity — hitting “those who can least afford it […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell Tower Cladding Supply Company Cash In £123million Shares
Grenfell Tower Cladding Supply Company Cash In £123million Shares. image: Twitter GRENFELL TOWER Cladding Supply Company Cash In £123million Shares since the fire Bosses and directors of Kingspan, the company that sold the ill-fated cladding materials allegedly responsible for the Grenfell Tower disaster, reportedly cashed in £123million of shares […] Click here to view original…
‘They knew what they were doing was dangerous’
SEVENTY-TWO men, women and children died on June 14 2017 in the Grenfell fire disaster. On August 15 2017, the Grenfell inquiry was set up to understand the circumstances around the fire. The Metropolitan Police opened one of the largest investigations into allegations of corporate crime. Grenfell Tower was […] Click here to view original…