Posts Tagged ‘Building Safety Fund’
Britain’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 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 MoreMid-rise buildings with fire safety defects ‘overlooked’ by ministers, residents warn
Former residents of four mid-rise buildings which were destroyed by fires have written to ministers demanding that support to remove dangerous cladding should be available to buildings below 18m. Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
Read MorePoole tower blocks £3.8m cladding removal works agreed
BCP Council’s cabinet has approved the budget for the works at Sterte Court Cladding at two tower blocks is to be replaced at a cost of £3.8m, a council has agreed. The cladding at Poole’s Sterte Court is different from that used on Grenfell, where 72 people died in […] 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 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 More‘Nightmare’ as Thamesmead residents faced with £13m fire safety bill
An image of the Royal Artillery Quays, where residents are weighing up a combined ?13m in fire safety repairs. Image: Supplied Hundreds of south-east London residents fear they’ll be lumped with a £13m bill to remove potentially-disastrous flammable cladding from their tower-block homes, with one describing the situation as […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCouple living in a flat with dangerous cladding say they may have to declare bankruptcy due to the £25,000 cost of removing it – and fear it means they’ll never be able to start a family
A couple living in a flat with dangerous cladding say their life is ‘on hold’ and they may have to declare bankruptcy due to the £25,000 cost of having it removed. Abi Tubis, 29, of Leeds, is among the thousands of people across the UK who are trapped living […] 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…
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