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Cladding latest: Homes England washes its hands of trapped Help to Buy apartment owners
previous next The cladding scandal has taken a new twist after it was revealed that Homes England has told a Help to Buy tower block apartment leaseholder that he cannot sell his apartment for less than its ‘unaffected’ value of £425,000. This means that thousands of apartment owners around […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFormer firefighter calls for urgent action on cladding to avoid another Grenfell-style tragedy in Leeds
The comments came during a Leeds City Council debate, in which Labour councillors called on the Government to put pressure on developers and building owners to remove potentially dangerous ACM cladding from high-rise housing blocks. Coun Paul Drinkwater (Lab) worked for many years as a firefighter at Stanks Fire […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreEast Village’s Grenfell-style flammable cladding to be removed by end of 2020
The council said the cladding, used in small areas for decorative features on balconies and as larger panels at East Village, Stratford, will be removed by the end of the year. Picture: Google Maps Grenfell-style flammable cladding will be stripped from tower blocks in the former Olympic Village by […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCouncil calls for urgent action to address the Cladding Scandal
At a meeting the full Council yesterday (11 November 2020), Leeds City Council approved a motion we have been calling for as local Councillors – a motion to demand the Government protects residents in Hunslet and Riverside Ward and across Leeds who have been impacted by the scandal of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreRemoving dangerous cladding will take ‘number of years’, says housing secretary
The exterior of Citiscape in Croydon, south London, which has the same cladding as Grenfell Tower Removing dangerous cladding from buildings will take a “number of years”, the housing secretary has told Sky News. Robert Jenrick said he did not want to give people “false hope” by saying the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBristol couple stuck with £700k London flat they can’t sell – because of its cladding
Becky’s family outside their London flat A couple who live in Bristol could be stuck with a London flat they do not want for years – due to the cladding used when building it. Becky and Jamie moved from London to Bristol in June this year, but have been […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGrenfell firms ‘are like killers and crooks’: Makers of cladding system are accused of putting residents at risk, disaster inquiry hears
The makers of Grenfell Tower’s cladding system have been accused of being ‘little more than crooks and killers’, the inquiry into the disaster has heard. The manufacturers were also said to have promoted construction materials despite knowing they ‘would burn with lethal speed’. Lawyers for a group of bereaved, […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNorthpoint residents spared extra parking charges during cladding removal
(3) Residents forced to move their vehicles while their building undergoes work to remove deadly flammable cladding won’t be charged for parking, after a deal to absolve them of the costs was struck with the local authority. Inhabitants of Bromley’s Northpoint Tower feared they would be slugged with extra […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreResidents ‘on a knife edge’ as fireworks let off near combustible cladding
Fireworks go off outside a block of flats in Manchester, filmed by resident Stephen Squires (right) Residents were left “on a knife edge” after fireworks were let off outside their block of flats on Bonfire Night, shortly after they had been told they had combustible cladding on the building. […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreThamesmead homeowners fear they will be lumbered with £13m bill to pay for removal of potentially-disastrous flammable cladding
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Hundreds of South-east Londoners fear they will be lumped with a £13m bill to remove potentially-disastrous flammable cladding from their tower-block homes, with one describing the situation as an ongoing “nightmare”. Occupants of Thamesmead’s Royal Artillery Quays (RAQ) say they’re facing bankruptcy after […] Click here to view original…
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