Professional Press
Cladding remediation: Progress on improving building safety needs to move faster
The government has been criticised for taking far too long to remove all flammable cladding from residential buildings. The government says it “has been working tirelessly” with councils to remove unsafe cladding, but Ed Mead , co-founder and director at Viewber , has condemned the government’s action on removing […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJenrick hints at more funding for leaseholders affected by cladding scandal
Leaseholders trapped in buildings with potentially dangerous cladding could get more financial support from the government, Robert Jenrick has hinted. Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
Read MoreGuest blog: The industry must engage with the cladding scandal – it’ll soon affect us all
As campaigners lobby Ministers to intervene fully and rescue some 500,000 apartment owners trapped by the cladding scandal, senior industry figure Ed Mead joins the fray with his own tale. Many reading the press around this issue, lost in the miasma that is Covid, have probably been thinking “Thank […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreResidents living in homes with flammable Grenfell cladding write to Government demanding to #EndOurCladdingScandal
End our cladding scandal BrumLAG Interview on BBC Radio WM
A campaign group in Birmingham BrumLAG are part of a national campaign to ask the Government to #EndOurCladdingScandal!
Read MoreSolve this NOW! Campaign to make cladding flats sell-able again
Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in a new national campaign calling on government to lead an “urgent national effort” to solve the cladding crisis. Six months after the government announced funds to remove dangerous […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreThe next fire won’t wait. Here are the 10 steps to End Our Cladding Scandal
Inside Housing has joined with residents of buildings with dangerous cladding to call for the government to lead an “urgent, national effort” to end the scandal that has left tens of thousands of buildings nationwide clad in dangerous materials and residents asked to pay. With tens of thousands of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSheffield couple who moved into perfect first home now ‘trapped in dangerous apartment’
Lauren Steel, 37, and her partner are unable to sell their apartment in Kelham Mills, Kelham Island because they claim their managing agent, Derwent Living, won’t provide them with an ESW1 form that lenders are now requesting before approving funds. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors brought in the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCAMPAIGN: Clear The Cladding and make buildings safe
Today we’re launching #ClearTheCladding as millions of people are still trapped in flammable buildings over three years after Grenfell Today we’re launching #ClearTheCladding as millions of people are still trapped in flammable buildings over three years after the Grenfell tragedy. 72 people were killed in the fire and afterwards […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding Scandal: Labour MP challenges Government over EWS1 form
“People going to bed at night, not knowing if they will wake up the next morning,” a Labour MP has laid bare the stark reality for thousands living in homes with unsafe cladding. Florence Eshalomi the Labour MP for Vauxhall, yesterday challenged Boris Johnson on Grenfell-style cladding at PMQs. […] Click here to view original…
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