Posts Tagged ‘Grenfell’
Remember Grenfell?
Our cause is gathering support, even those not directly affected can see importance of action for affected leaseholders. Read this blog piece from Birmingham blog writer Robbie: This may seem a rather left-field subject for me to write about. However, I have friends who I met through a social running club, who are suffering due…
Read MoreGovernment announces biggest changes to building safety ‘in a generation’
Grenfell / Shutterstock: 1379618939 Last month the government issued a document, Planning for the Future listing the publications and legislation it would be introducing to deliver more homes. Late last week, housing secretary Robert Jenrick announced a series of measures comprising what he called ‘the biggest change in building […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNearly three years after the Grenfell Tower inferno, flammable cladding still widely used in UK
Nearly three years after the inferno at Grenfell Tower in June 2017, when aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding led to the rapid spread of a fire that killed 72 people, high-rise buildings across the UK are still covered in dangerous combustible material. Click here to view original web page at www.wsws.org
Read MoreDangerous buildings protected by ‘waking watches’ have seen 300 fires since Grenfell, new figures reveal
New Inside Housing research exposes the extent of the use of expensive ‘waking watches’ for the first time. Peter Apps goes through the details and finds out whether these services are working. Additional reporting by Nathaniel Barker. Illustration by Mark Long Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
Read MoreUPDATES ON BUILDING SAFETY REFORMS – Letter to MPs from Robert Jenrick
#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…
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