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MPs launch inquiry into cladding scandal
A cross-party committee of MPs are set to scrutinise the government’s progress in removing dangerous cladding from high-rise blocks and whether the funding scheme for remedial works is fit for purpose. Since the Grenfell tragedy, many tower block residents have been left to foot the bill for round-the-clock fire […] Click here to view original…
Read MorePost-Grenfell fund must tackle insulation issues
The Chancellor should ensure any government-backed fund to make all UK housing blocks safe following the Grenfell tragedy tackles the issue of rendered insulation as well as cladding. That is according to David Westgate, group chief executive at Andrews Property Group. Westgate said: “Based on our own recent experience, […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLeaseholders impacted by cladding crisis write to chancellor calling for building safety fund
Resident groups from buildings with dangerous cladding have joined forces to call on the chancellor to create a ‘building safety fund’ at next week’s Budget. Picture: Peter Apps Sharelines A letter signed jointly by campaigners from Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and a national group told Rishi Sunak they were “tired […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding scandal: is it safe to invest in a new-build high rise?
It’s been more than two years since the Grenfell Tower disaster, and a lot’s changed in the construction industry, but the repercussions are still being felt by many high-rise residents. Across England, thousands of owners of flats in high-rise buildings are currently in limbo, unable to remortgage or sell […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWATCH: Flat owner ‘anxious’ over growing cost of tower cladding repairs
Video Phil Maricic owns two flats in St Francis Tower and is unhappy about the state the building is in Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN A 66-year-old left with a £50,000 bill for unsafe cladding on an Ipswich tower block has revealed the ordeal has made him “very anxious” about […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCoalition calls on government to extend cladding crisis action
New evidence has revealed the scale of the cladding crisis could impact up to 500,000 people, as a coalition of property managers urges the government to increase funding to remediate all unsafe buildings In an open letter to the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, the group of property managers has […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreExperts warn government is ignoring flammable cladding problem
Analysis by managing agents group finds 1,400 tower blocks clad in dangerous non-ACM material Anger is growing over the plight of residents in blocks of flats clad with non-ACM flammable material amid claims that up to half a million people could still be affected. Landlord and estate management groups […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreThousands of Scots living in ‘unsellable’ homes post-Grenfell
Cladding has been found on hundreds of buildings in the UK since the Grenfell fire – P/A By Alistair Grant THOUSANDS of Scots are living in properties they cannot sell as a result of post-Grenfell cladding issues. MSPs heard apartment blocks in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee are among those […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding protesters ‘trapped in worthless homes’
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is among the campaigners who have travelled to Westminster Residents “trapped in worthless homes” due to unsafe cladding have demanded help from the government. Ministers have pledged £600m to pay for the removal of aluminium composite material (ACM) similar to the type used […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGreat to see the All Party Insurance & Financial Services Group flourishing
I am delighted to see that the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services is going from strength-to-strength in its new partnership with the Chartered Insurance Institute and with former insurance broker, now Tory MP, Craig Tracey at the helm. It is nearly 30 years since I […] Click here to view original…
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