‘Absolutely unsatisfactory’ that buildings are still covered in cladding, says fire chief
Video report by ITV London Correspondent Rags Martel London Fire Brigade commissioner Andy Roe says it is “absolutely unsatisfactory” that many buildings in the capital are still covered in cladding more than three years since the Grenfell Tower fire . Commissioner Roe was speaking as the LFB launched its […] Click here to view original…
We let Grenfell Tower residents down, says London fire chief
Tower block owners refusing to fix fire risks are endangering lives, the UK’s most senior firefighter has said, as he admitted the London fire brigade let down the residents of Grenfell Tower. Andy Roe, who took over as London fire commissioner in January following severe criticism of the LFB’s […] Click here to view original…
Remember Grenfell? Of course you do. Thousands of millennials are still living in flats surrounded by dangerous cladding and trapped in mortgage prisons as a result
It has been three years since the Grenfell tragedy which caused the deaths of 72 people in West London. The fire started in a fridge-freezer on the fourth floor of the 24 storey building and quickly spread throughout the whole of the tower block which housed 350 people. An […] Click here to view original…
Scammers hijack EWS1 process with fake cladding inspection forms
Leaseholders are being duped into paying thousands of pounds to fraudsters faking inspection forms amid concerns over fire safety. Which? has evidence that at least one firm has issued fake External Wall Survey (EWS1) forms to several apartment buildings across the country. The forged forms, used to confirm whether […] Click here to view original…
Tearful caller “devastated” as her daughter’s home is branded unsellable due to cladding
This tearful caller was devastated at her daughter’s home being branded unsellable due to cladding, leaving her daughter “trapped” and “absolutely terrified.” On Monday, LBC found residents of a North London tower block have been told their flats are effectively worthless due to the building’s cladding being inadequate. After […] Click here to view original…
‘People could lose their flat and everything that they’ve ever put into it’ – Leaseholders’ concern over cladding costs
Three years on from the Grenfell tragedy, 145 private and social high-rise buildings in London, which includes at least 10,000 dwellings, still have the same Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding in place as Grenfell. These figures, relating to the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding in England, were released […] Click here to view original…
Homeowners face sales falling through and zero valuations due to fire safety test delays
Homeowners have found themselves stuck with unsellable and potentially unsafe flats due to delays over fire safety tests. Which? has been contacted by more than 120 readers who are facing difficulties buying, selling or remortgaging flats due to lenders asking for a safety certificate that they’re finding impossible to obtain. Here, we explain a chain…
Cladding on Cardiff flats similar to that used at London’s Grenfell Tower is finally to be removed
Grenfell-style cladding on student flats in Cardiff is finally set to be removed more than three years after the devastating tower block fire in London. Lumis Student Living, in Tyndall Street, is clad with aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding, similar to that which caused the rapid spread of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. […]…
How to sell a flat with cladding issues
With up to 56,000 people are still living in properties with the dangerous ACM cladding used on Grenfell Tower, Good Move has revealed which types of cladding are dangerous, how to get it replaced, and how to sell your flat if the cladding is dangerous. Which cladding is dangerous? […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell-style cladding to be replaced on Cardiff student flats
Cladding on the blocks will be replaced with solid aluminium of the same colour Grenfell-style cladding on student flats in Cardiff is set to be removed more than three years after the deadly tower block fire in London. Lumis Student Living on Tyndall Street has aluminium composite material (ACM) […] Click here to view original…
“White goods should be recorded in tower blocks to prevent fires” urges Electrical Safety First
The Fire Safety Bill introduced by the Home Office is designed to ensure people feel safe in their homes and prevent a tragedy like Grenfell Tower from ever happening again. An amendment has been tabled that would aim to protect tower block residents from the dangers of white goods-related […] Click here to view original…
Third of all buildings with Grenfell-style cladding yet to have it removed
A national review identified 458 buildings containing ACM cladding (Picture: PA/Reuters) Almost a third of all buildings wrapped in Grenfell-style cladding are yet to have it removed, figures show. After the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, a nationwide review identified 458 buildings containing highly flammable aluminium composite material (ACM). According […] Click here to view original…