Posts Tagged ‘Communities and Local Government Committee’
Greenhalgh to dump ‘affordable’ cladding bills on leaseholders, which they were promised AGAIN and AGAIN would not happen …
And this is from the minister in whom we invest our hopes for leasehold reform … For the first time in three years a government minister has said that the cladding bills will land on leaseholders, but they will have to be “affordable”. Up until now, all previous ministers […] Click here to view original…
Read More‘People could lose their flat and everything that they’ve ever put into it’ – Leaseholders’ concern over cladding costs
Three years on from the Grenfell tragedy, 145 private and social high-rise buildings in London, which includes at least 10,000 dwellings, still have the same Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding in place as Grenfell. These figures, relating to the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding in England, were released […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCombustible cladding survey highlights ongoing issues in multi-occupancy buildings
THE HOUSING, Communities and Local Government Committee in Parliament has published the findings of a survey into the progress of remediation work designed to improve fire safety in residential buildings. The survey highlights significant ongoing fire safety issues in multi-occupancy buildings across the country, leaving residents facing bills of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreUnion slams deadly fire failings and cuts
Marking Firefighters Memorial Day last week (Pic: Mark Thomas and FBU) Firefighters have attacked the government and building owners as a parliamentary committee’s cladding survey highlighted widespread safety failings. The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee last week published the findings of a survey into the progress of work […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCombustible cladding survey highlights ongoing issues in multi-occupancy buildings
As part of its inquiry into the progress of remediation, the Committee invited residents of multi-occupancy buildings to highlight ongoing issues where they live. The Committee received 1,352 responses that give an indication of the range of issues yet to be resolved and the impact this has had on […] Click here to view original…
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