Posts Tagged ‘£1B Fund’
Thousands of new hospitals, flats and schools at risk of fire
Nick Kirwin paid £160,000 for a new flat in Manchester but doesn’t know whether the cladding and insulation are safe A new block at Great Ormond Street Hospital and a school in Boris Johnson’s constituency are among nearly 1,400 public buildings with walls that could have fire risks, an […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: fire service investigating FOUR Sheffield high rise buildings with risky cladding
Leaseholders have set up a new action group. We can exclusively reveal the fire service is investigating at least four high rise residential buildings in Sheffield which have risky cladding or insulation. Since the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, thousands of leaseholders across the […] Click here to view original web page at planetradio.co.uk
Read MoreBritain’s biggest building society Nationwide speaks out on cladding fire safety risk scandal – and how it will help owners get moving again
Britain’s biggest building society Nationwide has spoken out on what it is doing to help flat owners in blocks with cladding-related fire safety defects, who are struggling to remortgage or move home. These leaseholders are required to have what is known as an EWS1 form to prove their building […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreHuge ‘waking watch’ fees to stop Grenfell-style fires are ‘a national scandal’, Cabinet minister says
Hundreds of buildings are still wrapped in cladding – after government promises to remove it were broken The “outrageous fees” charged by firms patrolling buildings at risk of a Grenfell -style fire are “a national scandal” and must be cut, a Cabinet minister says. Robert Jenrick attacked the charges […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreA year on and still no Government help to remove cladding from student accommodation
(2) THE issue of high-rise cladded buildings was once again thrust into the spotlight after the material was said to have “played a major role in the rapid spread” of the blaze at The Cube. Calls to remove cladding from buildings were made in the wake of the Grenfell […] 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 MoreHomeowners risk missing cladding fund deadline as campaigners call for extension
Residents who hope the cost of cladding repair work will be covered by a government fund fear they will miss out on crucial cash … […] Click here to view original web page at www.telegraph.co.uk
Read MoreFlat worth £0 due to flammable cladding forces couple to delay starting family
Abigail Tubis, 30, and her husband tried to sell their flat and move out last year (Picture: Chris Leah) A young couple have been unable to start a family after discovering their first home is worthless due to a number of fire safety issues – including flammable cladding. Abigail […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhy insurance is rising by up to 1,200 per cent for hundreds of thousands of people
Insurance is soaring for a lot of people Buildings insurance for hundreds of thousands of people has soared by huge amounts after the Grenfell Tower fire. The Times reports that research by the Association of Residential Management Agents shows the biggest rise in insurance was at a block in Peckham, southeast London, where last year’s…
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