Posts Tagged ‘Inside Housing’
BrumLAG 5 weeks in …
Our last blog post at the beginning of the month was titled “1 week in …”. We had hoped to do a weekly post but things have been happening so fast 4 weeks have got behind us already! Back on the 4th Sophie and Brian recorded a podcast over a few glasses of wine and…
Read MoreBirmingham leaseholders facing first cladding bill
LEASEHOLDERS IN the Islington Gates development in central Birmingham still have to pay between £7,000 and £19,000 cladding removal bills, despite many losing jobs in the COVID-19 outbreak. Earlier this month , over 140 leaseholders in Islington Gates were given bills of up to £100,000 to be paid in […] Click here to view original…
Read More‘Hyde’s safety campaign was a time of learning – we listened to our residents and what they needed from us’
Sponsored by Aico Inside Housing and Aico’s Resident Safety Campaign seeks to uncover outstanding work by social landlords to raise residents’ awareness of safety issues. Here, we speak to Hyde’s compliance director Liz Oliver Hyde engaged with residents when it replaced the cladding on five of its high-rise blocks […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLeaseholders ask for funding amid COVID-19 outbreak
A JOINT statement from cladding action groups made up of leaseholders from across the UK have called on the government to help fund interim safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inside Housing reported on the statement from the Birmingham Leasehold Action Group, the Leeds Cladding Scandal group, Manchester Cladiators […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreL&Q reveals fire safety bill could top £450m as its leaseholders plead for Budget help
L&Q has revealed it could cost “in excess of £450m” to inspect and remediate its buildings so they meet government requirements, as leaseholders living in blocks owned by L&Q asked for help in the Budget. L&Q’s head office in London (picture: Sonny Dhamu) Sharelines In a statement to Inside […] Click here to view original…
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