Cladding

Sundowner resident, Richard Betts (Image: NQ) Residents of a luxury block of flats in Southampton have been left freezing in their own homes after it was stripped of its insulation ten months ago. The Sundowner building in Ocean Village was stripped of its cladding in January as part of […] Click here to view original…

ITV News’ Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker speaks with families affected by living in homes with flammable cladding. Thousands of people have been left homeless or stuck in unsafe buildings, with some facing financial ruin, after serious cladding defects on buildings across the country were exposed following the Grenfell […] Click here to view original…

The Department for Housing said it sympathises with residents of this building who had Grenfell-style cladding wrapped around it (credit: Kiro Evans) Leaseholders living in a Bromley block have asked for council tax refunds from the authority after their flats were approved to be built with cladding that was […] Click here to view original…

Remediation works on the building were reportedly completed last month Leaseholders living in a Bromley block have asked for council tax refunds from the authority after their flats were approved to be built with cladding that was later found to be unsafe. Residents of Northpoint, a 10-storey block of […] Click here to view original…

The government is reportedly considering giving developers an 18-month deadline to begin building safety work, to speed up the pace of remediation. Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner is meeting big developers this month to sign off a fire safety plan (picture: Naeemah Miah) Sharelines The government is reportedly considering […] Click here to view original…

Housebuilders are to be handed a deadline to begin fixing dangerous cladding on blocks of flats, seven years after the Grenfell Tower disaster. A five-point plan addressing slow progress in remediation work is to be put to developers by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, according to […] Click here to view original…

Seven years after Grenfell, thousands of residents are still living in unsafe buildings. Victims of the building safety crisis speak to Holly Bancroft about their fears. Your support helps us to tell the story Support Now Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account […] Click here to view original…

Colne House and Mersea House are part of the Harts Lane Estate in Barking The future surrounding two tower blocks that exist on the site of an old asbestos factory in Barking will be discussed by councillors next week. Colne House and Mersea House are two 17-storey tower blocks […] Click here to view original…

Housebuilders are to be handed a deadline to begin fixing dangerous cladding on blocks of flats, seven years after the Grenfell Tower disaster. A five-point plan addressing slow progress in remediation work is to be put to developers by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, according to […] Click here to view original…

Josh Morris pictured in his old home with the possessions he has not been able to move out (Josh Morris ) A homeowner who was evacuated from his flat a year ago due to dangerous cladding faces battling cancer in his temporary home as remediation work has not yet […] Click here to view original…