Posts Tagged ‘Cladding’
Flat owners unable to sell or remortgage due to cladding crisis
Cladding is the housing subject no-one wants to resolve, due to the potentially eye-watering costs involved. But it’s slowly suffocating those affected, namely flat owners living in blocks covered in cladding, who want to sell and move on with their lives. The issue is that the owners are unable […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMore than 300 buildings in England need cladding removed – MHCLG
There are more than 300 high-rise and publicly-owned buildings in England with dangerous cladding systems that fall short of regulations, updated figures revealed. Works to remove and replace Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding have taken place on 141 buildings since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, according to the Ministry of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCost of cladding removal is ‘massive strain’ on homeowners, says Bromley MP
Bob Neill The cost residents are having to pay to remove dangerous cladding from their properties is “putting people under massive, massive strain”, a Bromley MP says. Tory Sir Bob Neill, representing Bromley and Chislehurst, pressured the Government to make funding available to homeowners affected. He said the Government […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreTwo mystery hotels in Berkshire have same cladding as Grenfell Tower
Workers installing scaffolding on student accommodation, Queens Court in Reading, ahead of removing ACM cladding. (This is not one of the hotels.) THE fire service won’t reveal the locations of two hotels in Berkshire with the same cladding as Grenfell Tower due to fears of ‘arson and terrorism’. The […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding victims now being hit by insurance hikes, reports BBC R4 You and Yours
Birmingham’s Islington Gates is one of the cladding sites where leaseholders have been stung by a surge in insurance premiums this year By Harry Scoffin The cladding crisis has rippled through the insurance market, with leasehold tenants in dangerous apartment buildings “being hammered” by “inflated bills”, BBC Radio 4’s […] Click here to view original…
Read More#EndOurCladdingScandal – Rip Off Britain – 3/10/19
In the wake of the Grenfell fire, why is the government stumping up cash to help some residents replace their dangerous cladding but leaving other people to foot the sky-high bills themselves? Julia meets some of those affected. https://www.facebook.com/groups/natio… https://nationalleaseholdcampaign.org/ #LeaseholdScandal #NLC #Leasehold #Commonhold #Fleecehold #FleeceholdScandal #HousingCrisis #Housing #Homes […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGovernment to fund and speed up vital cladding replacement
The government will fully fund the replacement of unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on high-rise private residential properties where building owners have failed to do so Communities Secretary the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP calls time on “reckless” building owners who have refused to take action New funding […] Click here to view original…
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