We demand action via these 10 steps:
We demand action, via these 10 steps: The government must lead an urgent national effort to remove all dangerous cladding from buildings by June 2022 The Building Safety Fund must cover all buildings, regardless of height, and a range of internal and external fire safety defects not just cladding The government should provide the money…
The next fire won’t wait. Here are the 10 steps to End Our Cladding Scandal
Inside Housing has joined with residents of buildings with dangerous cladding to call for the government to lead an “urgent, national effort” to end the scandal that has left tens of thousands of buildings nationwide clad in dangerous materials and residents asked to pay. With tens of thousands of […] Click here to view original…
Sheffield couple who moved into perfect first home now ‘trapped in dangerous apartment’
Lauren Steel, 37, and her partner are unable to sell their apartment in Kelham Mills, Kelham Island because they claim their managing agent, Derwent Living, won’t provide them with an ESW1 form that lenders are now requesting before approving funds. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors brought in the […] Click here to view original…
CAMPAIGN: Clear The Cladding and make buildings safe
Today we’re launching #ClearTheCladding as millions of people are still trapped in flammable buildings over three years after Grenfell Today we’re launching #ClearTheCladding as millions of people are still trapped in flammable buildings over three years after the Grenfell tragedy. 72 people were killed in the fire and afterwards […] Click here to view original…
Cladding Scandal: Labour MP challenges Government over EWS1 form
“People going to bed at night, not knowing if they will wake up the next morning,” a Labour MP has laid bare the stark reality for thousands living in homes with unsafe cladding. Florence Eshalomi the Labour MP for Vauxhall, yesterday challenged Boris Johnson on Grenfell-style cladding at PMQs. […] Click here to view original…
Barnet MP steps up campaign on unsafe building cladding
MP for Hendon Dr Matthew Offord has been campaigning on cladding An MP has stepped up his campaign to help thousands of people “trapped” in homes they are unable to sell due to unsafe cladding. MP for Hendon Dr Matthew Offord has launched a petition calling on the Government […] Click here to view original…
Resident living at Sheffield tower block fitted with dangerous cladding blames decision on ‘maximisation of profit’ and ‘inepitude’ as report is released
Hundreds of residents at Hanover Tower , on Exeter Drive, Broomhall, were put at risk by combustible cladding for half a decade. After years of delays that made many mistrust the council and some ‘paranoid’, the findings of the investigation were finally revealed. John Cawthorne, who has lived there […] Click here to view original…
Boris Johnson admits failure to replace Grenfell-style cladding is ‘disgraceful’
Buildings have been fitted with flammable cladding which needs replacing The failure to replace dangerous Grenfell -style cladding three years after the tragedy is “disgraceful”, Boris Johnson has admitted. The prime minister was asked during prime minister’s questions on Wednesday what steps the government was taking to replace unsafe […] Click here to view original…
Families in Enfield flats ‘unable to sell due to fire risk’
(2) Families living in part of a major regeneration scheme have been told they will be unable to sell their homes due to a fire risk – just five years after they were built. The flats at Prowse Court, in Fore Street, Edmonton, have timber cladding on their balconies […] Click here to view original…
Balcony smoking ban at Glasgow flats over Grenfell cladding fears
The report on Lancefield Quay highlights worrying concerns Smoking and candles have been banned from balconies of a Glasgow block of flats over ‘ Grenfell Tower ‘ cladding fears. Residents have been warned that a simple cigarette butt could be “highly dangerous” after a report classified 22 points as […] Click here to view original…
Caroline Pidgeon: Government must save leaseholders with Grenfell-style cladding from threat of financial ruin
The story of fire safety since Grenfell has been one of inaction in many areas, coupled with insufficient or poorly thought through regulation and legislation. It’s hard to believe that over three years after that tragic fire we still have over 2,000 buildings with flammable and dangerous cladding in […] Click here to view original…