Posts Tagged ‘Cladding’
Budget 2020: £1 billion Building Safety Fund announced to tackle Grenfell-style cladding
In the first budget of 2020, the newly-appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced that extra funds will be made available from the Government to support the removal of combustible Grenfell-style cladding on tower blocks. Experts had already commented that the original £600m would not be enough, […] Click here to view original…
Read More£1 billion fund to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise buildings
Rishi Sunak announced the money to scrap all unsafe cladding from residential buildings over 18 metres tall in the Budget on Wednesday. Grenfell Tower Inquiry The Chancellor has announced a £1 billion fund to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings, as the Government continues to “grapple” with the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMPs launch inquiry into cladding scandal
A cross-party committee of MPs are set to scrutinise the government’s progress in removing dangerous cladding from high-rise blocks and whether the funding scheme for remedial works is fit for purpose. Since the Grenfell tragedy, many tower block residents have been left to foot the bill for round-the-clock fire […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJewellery Quarter flat owners slapped with bills up to £100,000 to replace flammable cladding
Leaseholders of Islington Gates have been told to replace the cladding which covers their building Residents of a Birmingham apartment block feel “trapped” after being slapped with bills for up to £100,000 to replace flammable cladding. More than 140 leaseholders at Islington Gates in the Jewellery Quarter have been […] Click here to view original…
Read MorePeople living in Bristol’s Eclipse Tower could need psychological help over Grenfell cladding ‘trauma’
Eclipse Tower above Harvey Nichols in Cabot Circus which has the Grenfell-like cladding People living in a Bristol tower block which has the same cladding as Grenfell Tower in London could need psychological support. That’s the warning from the British Psychological Society, who said they have increasing concern for […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreShabana writes to Financial Conduct Authority on cladding scandal
This week Shabana has written to the Financial Conduct Authority on the cladding scandal, calling for an investigation into the conduct of insurers. A recent Westminster Hall debate brought to light further issues regarding the cladding on leasehold properties, namely issues around building insurance premiums and directors’ liability insurance. Shabana has also recently supported the…
Read MoreWATCH: Flat owner ‘anxious’ over growing cost of tower cladding repairs
Video Phil Maricic owns two flats in St Francis Tower and is unhappy about the state the building is in Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN A 66-year-old left with a £50,000 bill for unsafe cladding on an Ipswich tower block has revealed the ordeal has made him “very anxious” about […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreThousands of Scots living in ‘unsellable’ homes post-Grenfell
Cladding has been found on hundreds of buildings in the UK since the Grenfell fire – P/A By Alistair Grant THOUSANDS of Scots are living in properties they cannot sell as a result of post-Grenfell cladding issues. MSPs heard apartment blocks in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee are among those […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding protesters ‘trapped in worthless homes’
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is among the campaigners who have travelled to Westminster Residents “trapped in worthless homes” due to unsafe cladding have demanded help from the government. Ministers have pledged £600m to pay for the removal of aluminium composite material (ACM) similar to the type used […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreAdvice for leaseholders stuck in blocks with unsafe cladding
With thousands of flat-owners across the country affected, people have woken up to the risks of unsafe cladding – Mary-Anne Bowring, MD of Ringley offers advice to leaseholders stuck in blocks with untested cladding Thousands of flat-owners have been affected by the risks of unsafe cladding . New fire […] Click here to view original…
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