Post-Grenfell fund must tackle insulation issues
The Chancellor should ensure any government-backed fund to make all UK housing blocks safe following the Grenfell tragedy tackles the issue of rendered insulation as well as cladding. That is according to David Westgate, group chief executive at Andrews Property Group. Westgate said: “Based on our own recent experience, […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders impacted by cladding crisis write to chancellor calling for building safety fund
Resident groups from buildings with dangerous cladding have joined forces to call on the chancellor to create a ‘building safety fund’ at next week’s Budget. Picture: Peter Apps Sharelines A letter signed jointly by campaigners from Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and a national group told Rishi Sunak they were “tired […] Click here to view original…
Leaseholders of blocks with unsafe cladding hit by insurance premium hikes of almost 400%
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Jewellery Quarter flat owners slapped with bills up to £100,000 to replace flammable cladding
Leaseholders of Islington Gates have been told to replace the cladding which covers their building Residents of a Birmingham apartment block feel “trapped” after being slapped with bills for up to £100,000 to replace flammable cladding. More than 140 leaseholders at Islington Gates in the Jewellery Quarter have been […] Click here to view original…
Romford flats with combustible cladding are patrolled by 24-hour fire wardens
Exclusive The Axis housing development in Mercury Gardens is patrolled by 24-hour fire wardens. Picture: April Roach Fire wardens have been employed to patrol a Romford block of flats 24 hours a day after the building was found to have combustible cladding. Combustible cladding in high-rise buildings became a […] Click here to view original…
Work to remove Grenfell-style cladding from three Portsmouth blocks of flats to begin
Southdown View in Hilsea. Picture Ian Hargreaves (180923-1_flats) Affordable home provider Vivid revealed today it had finally secured a contractor to replace the potentially dangerous cladding from Southdown View in Hilsea and Ockendon House and Harding House in Cosham. Fears were first raised over the safety of the homes […] Click here to view original…
Assembly member calls ACM cladding action on private blocks
Seventy-two people died when fire spread rapidly through ACM cladding on Grenfell Tower. The Government should consider compulsory purchase of private tower blocks still wrapped in Grenfell-style cladding, a London Assembly member claims. Andrew Dismore, who chairs the Assembly fire committee, says urgent action is needed to protect vulnerable […] Click here to view original…
People living in Bristol’s Eclipse Tower could need psychological help over Grenfell cladding ‘trauma’
Eclipse Tower above Harvey Nichols in Cabot Circus which has the Grenfell-like cladding People living in a Bristol tower block which has the same cladding as Grenfell Tower in London could need psychological support. That’s the warning from the British Psychological Society, who said they have increasing concern for […] Click here to view original…
Cladding scandal: is it safe to invest in a new-build high rise?
It’s been more than two years since the Grenfell Tower disaster, and a lot’s changed in the construction industry, but the repercussions are still being felt by many high-rise residents. Across England, thousands of owners of flats in high-rise buildings are currently in limbo, unable to remortgage or sell […] Click here to view original…
Shabana writes to Financial Conduct Authority on cladding scandal
This week Shabana has written to the Financial Conduct Authority on the cladding scandal, calling for an investigation into the conduct of insurers. A recent Westminster Hall debate brought to light further issues regarding the cladding on leasehold properties, namely issues around building insurance premiums and directors’ liability insurance. Shabana has also recently supported the…
Social landlords ‘face £10bn bill to fix fire safety problems’
Social landlords have warned they are facing a bill of more than £10bn to fix fire safety problems after the Grenfell Tower disaster and that much-needed affordable housebuilding is in jeopardy unless the government funds a bailout. The cost is at least 25 times greater than the £400m budgeted […] Click here to view original…