Cladding

The tower is covered in a protective wrap showing a green heart and the message “forever in our hearts” Any decision on the future of Grenfell Tower must have bereaved families at the forefront, a survivor has said. The government has pledged to support a “fitting and lasting memorial” […] Click here to view original…

‘My heart says, yes, you’ve got to have faith and justice will be served. But my head says, it’s going to be very difficult to see someone behind bars’ Exactly 72 months ago, 72 people died when the west London residential block went up in flames (Photo: .Jonathan Brady/PA) […] Click here to view original…

Six years on from Grenfell, the cladding crisis is still causing anxiety and hardship for homeowners. They tell us how the uncertainty over sky-high insurance premiums has left their lives in limbo Mark and Kathleen Lomas and pensioners Howard and Maria Rushton face huge bills to remove their cladding […] Click here to view original…

It’s been six years since Grenfell Tower went up in flames Grenfell Tower block Fire Author: Jasmine OakPublished 1 hour ago Six years since the Grenfell tower fire in west London, a Suffolk campaign group says there are still people in the county ‘living in unsafe homes’. The tragedy, […] Click here to view original…

The Department for Local Government had issued a renewed promise to tackle any developers moving too slowly to remove dangerous cladding. 07:00, Wed, Jun 14, 2023 | UPDATED: 07:28, Wed, Jun 14, 2023 Government failed Grenfell residents says Michael Gove Michael Gove’s department for Local Government, Housing and Communities […] Click here to view original…

Doc Fictoria complex in Caernarfon. (Image: Google StreetView) AN “issue with the cladding” on a prestigious waterfront apartment complex has been identified and fire chiefs are recommending it be removed. The North Wales Fire & Rescue Service confirmed it is working with residents and authorities at the Doc Fictoria […] Click here to view original…

Next week will be the sixth anniversary of the inferno which killed 72 in West London at Grenfell Tower Thousands of people remain trapped in fire -risk flats while a trio of millionaire developers live the life of Riley. They run firms named and shamed for failing to agree […] Click here to view original…

Bilal Khan is paying £300 per month interest on his Help to Buy loan (Photo: supplied) A man who is trapped paying £300 per month in interest to the Government on a flat he can’t sell, remortgage or rent out has said taking out a Help to Buy loan […] Click here to view original…

It’s between the Scottish Government and housing developers The deal’s to avoid incidents like the Grenfell tower fire Author: Kieran Brand An agreement, in-principle, has been reached with housing developers on the removal of unsafe cladding from buildings, the Scottish Government has said. The deal, which includes the industry […] Click here to view original…

On Monday 12 June, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee holds the first evidence session of its inquiry into the finances and sustainability of the social housing sector in England. Watch Parliament TV: The finances and sustainability of the social housing sector Inquiry: The finances and sustainability […] Click here to view original…