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LBC uncovers ‘forged’ cladding-safety certificates, costing victims thousands of pounds
Emma is unable to sell her flat because of the cladding. An LBC investigation has evidence that a company in South-Wales has provided a number of forged ‘cladding-safety’ forms to unsuspecting customers, for thousands of pounds. External Wall Fire review forms (known as EWS1 forms ) were introduced last […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBoris Johnson hints at help for leaseholders in buildings under 18m hit by cladding issues
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is drawing up a new ‘risk matrix’ to help leaseholders unable to sell flats in blocks shorter than 18m with potentially dangerous cladding, the prime minister has said. Boris Johnson during prime minister’s questions (picture: Parliament TV) Sharelines Speaking during prime minister’s […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreThe Housing Podcast: The crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of flats which could grind the housing market to a halt
The Housing Podcast is a production of Inside Housing magazine, the UK’s leading publication for the social and affordable housing sector. Listen to find out more about the key issues in housing today, with input from the sector’s leading voices Sharelines The crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of flats […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreTrue extent of city region’s cladding problems still unknown three years after Grenfell
Some buildings in Liverpool have had Grenfell-style ACM cladding removed already, but the full extent of the flammable cladding problem is still not known. […] Click here to view original web page at www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
Read MoreCoordinated effort needed on cladding as borrowers face years in limbo – Ganatra
Homeowners living in flats are finding it near impossible to remortgage where they cannot provide evidence of an external wall survey which confirms the building is free of combustible materials. In the wake of the Grenfell disaster, surveyors acting for mortgage lenders are making extra checks to ensure a […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGovernment urged to foot £15bn bill to fix unsafe cladding
Phil Spencer is calling on the government to take control of the growing cladding crisis by providing the funds required to fix the situation. Three years on from the tragic Grenfell fire, an estimated 2,000 high risk residential buildings still have combustible cladding on them, and the problem simply […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBritish homeowners face bankruptcy, homelessness
When single mother Timea scraped together enough money to buy a two-bedroom flat in London, she looked forward to providing her son with the security of their own home. But two years later, Timea and thousands of other homeowners in Britain face bankruptcy and homelessness due to the cost […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGovernment aware ‘punitive’ cladding fund would exclude certain leaseholders, policy document shows
The government was aware that its Building Safety Fund would exclude certain leaseholders in a way which would be perceived as “punitive”, documents released in a failed legal challenge to the fund reveal. Residents of the Skyline Central 1 building in Manchester launched a judicial review against ministers in […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhy the cladding scandal will derail the house price boom and create ‘catastrophe’
The Grenfell cladding scandal could kick off a housing market downturn and “sterilise whole areas” of city centres, property experts and MPs have warned…. To continue reading Already a subscriber? Log in Enjoy unlimited access to all articles Choose from all our exclusive newsletters Unlock money-saving offers and events […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWe can’t move because of cladding chaos: How 1.5m homeowners could be stuck for TEN YEARS in unsellable tower block flats
When Keeba Critchlow picked up the keys to her first home in 2014 she was thrilled at becoming a homeowner. Not for a moment did she envisage the nightmare that would await her six years on – unable to sell her one-bedroom flat as a result of red tape […] Click here to view original…
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