Cladding

Residents in Greater Manchester have been told to pay an upfront insurance bill of £250,000, after fire safety defects were found. According to an Inside Housing report from 14 September 2002, 52 leaseholders in Compass Point in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, face eviction from their homes unless they each pay […] Click here to view original…

All firms were required to complete cladding safety forms introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire A property boss submitted fake building cladding safety forms in a “sustained fraud” to feed his gambling addiction, a judge has said. Thomas Clarke, of Rainhill, Merseyside, fraudulently filled in 55 forms which were […] Click here to view original…

A gambling addict pretended to be his ex-colleague to earn thousands signing off fraudulent building cladding forms. Thomas Clarke tried to certify dozens of EWS1 forms meant to show lenders that the cladding on high rise buildings met appropriate standards. The forms were part of measures brought in to […] Click here to view original…

All firms were required to complete cladding safety forms introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire A property boss submitted fake building cladding safety forms in a “sustained fraud” to feed his gambling addiction, a judge has said. Thomas Clarke, of Rainhill, Merseyside, fraudulently filled in 55 forms which were […] Click here to view original…

Clarke has been given a suspended sentence. A property manager who submitted fake building cladding safety forms has been given a suspended sentence. Thomas Clarke made £6,000 to fund his gambling addiction, by faking an ex-colleague’s signature on crucial fire-safety documents. Two years ago, LBC revealed that leaseholders in […] Click here to view original…

In a new statement from the government, Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke has set out his commitment to building safety and protecting leaseholders New levelling up secretary Simon Clarke has set out his commitments to taking action on building safety and protecting leaseholders via the Department for Levelling Up, […] Click here to view original…

Thomas Clarke made £6,000 from the fraudulently completed documents which certified their buildings were not potential fire risks. A property manager who submitted fake building cladding safety forms to feed his gambling addiction has walked free from court. Thomas Clarke, 33, fraudulently completed the documents which certified their buildings […] Click here to view original…

Liverpool Crown Court A MAN who fraudulently signed building cladding safety forms has been sentenced in court. Detectives have welcomed the sentencing of Thomas Michael Clarke, 33, following a large-scale investigation. Clarke, of Knowsley Lane, Knowsley Village, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing and was sentenced on Wednesday, September […] Click here to view original…

A new professional indemnity (PI) insurance scheme aimed at EWS1 assessors, and backed by the government, has been launched. The new scheme is the result of a collaboration between the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and insurers MGAM, SCOR and Aon. It has been launched in […] Click here to view original…

People living in homes caught up in the cladding scandal are calling on the Government to force developers to make their buildings safe as they accuse housebuilders of “delaying tactics”. Leaseholders across the country say work to fix fire safety defects in their buildings is yet to begin or […] Click here to view original…