Posts Tagged ‘Leeds’
Former firefighter calls for urgent action on cladding to avoid another Grenfell-style tragedy in Leeds
The comments came during a Leeds City Council debate, in which Labour councillors called on the Government to put pressure on developers and building owners to remove potentially dangerous ACM cladding from high-rise housing blocks. Coun Paul Drinkwater (Lab) worked for many years as a firefighter at Stanks Fire […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCouncil calls for urgent action to address the Cladding Scandal
At a meeting the full Council yesterday (11 November 2020), Leeds City Council approved a motion we have been calling for as local Councillors – a motion to demand the Government protects residents in Hunslet and Riverside Ward and across Leeds who have been impacted by the scandal of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFlat worth £0 due to flammable cladding forces couple to delay starting family
Abigail Tubis, 30, and her husband tried to sell their flat and move out last year (Picture: Chris Leah) A young couple have been unable to start a family after discovering their first home is worthless due to a number of fire safety issues – including flammable cladding. Abigail […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCouple living in a flat with dangerous cladding say they may have to declare bankruptcy due to the £25,000 cost of removing it – and fear it means they’ll never be able to start a family
A couple living in a flat with dangerous cladding say their life is ‘on hold’ and they may have to declare bankruptcy due to the £25,000 cost of having it removed. Abi Tubis, 29, of Leeds, is among the thousands of people across the UK who are trapped living […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding fears following Grenfell
A Leeds flat owner campaigning to remove Grenfell Tower-type cladding believes the government is “pretending to listen” to millions of people trapped in accommodation that is a fire risk. In 2017 account manager Abigail Tubis and her husband spent £164,000 on their two-bedroomed city centre property, believing it would […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFlat owners living lockdown in fear of fire and bankruptcy
Residents of the St George apartment building in Leeds Copyright: jpimedia First-time buyer Hayley Tillotson worked hard to achieve her ambition of owning her own home. The 28-year-old moved back in with her father for five years and saved until she had the deposit needed to buy her one-bedroom […] Click here to view original…
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