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Birmingham leaseholders facing first cladding bill
LEASEHOLDERS IN the Islington Gates development in central Birmingham still have to pay between £7,000 and £19,000 cladding removal bills, despite many losing jobs in the COVID-19 outbreak. Earlier this month , over 140 leaseholders in Islington Gates were given bills of up to £100,000 to be paid in […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhat can property managers do to ensure tower blocks are fire-safe?
Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the government’s ban on the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings has had a far-reaching impact. Since December 2018, when it issued its guidance covering cladding on blocks of 18m or higher in England and Wales, some valuers […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLeaseholders face £19,000 cladding bills next month amid coronavirus crisis
Leaseholders living in a block in Birmingham, who are already facing financial hardship due to coronavirus, must pay up to £19,000 in just two weeks or risk being forced out of their homes. Islington Gates residents have been given bills of up to £19,000 (picture: Google Street View) Sharelines […] Click here to view original…
Read More‘Hyde’s safety campaign was a time of learning – we listened to our residents and what they needed from us’
Sponsored by Aico Inside Housing and Aico’s Resident Safety Campaign seeks to uncover outstanding work by social landlords to raise residents’ awareness of safety issues. Here, we speak to Hyde’s compliance director Liz Oliver Hyde engaged with residents when it replaced the cladding on five of its high-rise blocks […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFire Safety Bill announced
The proposed Fire Safety Bill builds on action already taken to ensure that people feel safe in their homes, and a tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire never happens again. Announced on 19th March, the bill will amend the Fire Safety Order 2005 to clarify that the responsible person […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLeaseholders ask for funding amid COVID-19 outbreak
A JOINT statement from cladding action groups made up of leaseholders from across the UK have called on the government to help fund interim safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inside Housing reported on the statement from the Birmingham Leasehold Action Group, the Leeds Cladding Scandal group, Manchester Cladiators […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCentral Scotland MSP calls for ban on combustible material in cladding
Graham Simpson, Central Scotland MSP believes thousands of Scots are living in potentially unsafe properties CENTRAL Scotland MSP Graham Simpson is calling for an immediate ban on combustible material in cladding. Mr Simpson, who is the shadow cabinet secretary for housing, has spoken out following a meeting of the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreThe new Fire Safety Bill – what does it mean?
This week’s draft legislation is good news but serious questions remain, writes Andrew Mellor The Home Office yesterday introduced a new bill that is intended to improve fire safety in multi-occupancy residential buildings in England and Wales. The Fire Safety Bill was proposed following consultation with industry on required […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFreeholders attacked over cladding ‘get big windfall’
A recent survey found that insurance costs have increased markedly on many cladding sites The housing secretary has been accused of giving a huge windfall to the owners of residential development freeholds days after attacking them for their response to the flammable cladding crisis. Last week Robert Jenrick announced […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNFCC pleased to see new Fire Safety Bill announced
The National Fire Chiefs Council is pleased to see the announcement of the new Fire Safety Bill, which includes measures NFCC has been calling for since 2017. NFCC: pleased to see new Fire Safety Bill announced Announced on 19th March, the new bill – which amends the Fire […] Click here to view original web…
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