Posts Tagged ‘Local News’
Tearful caller “devastated” as her daughter’s home is branded unsellable due to cladding
This tearful caller was devastated at her daughter’s home being branded unsellable due to cladding, leaving her daughter “trapped” and “absolutely terrified.” On Monday, LBC found residents of a North London tower block have been told their flats are effectively worthless due to the building’s cladding being inadequate. After […] 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 MoreRed tape nightmare that stops millions selling their homes: Lenders demand proof buildings do not pose fire risk
Thousands of people living in flats say they can’t remortgage or sell their homes due to new safety advice issued in response to the Grenfell Tower fire. Concerns over cladding mean that lenders will not offer a new mortgage on some apartment block homes without paperwork to prove the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCalls grow to include student accommodation in fund to remove cladding from buildings
The Cube Fire. Credit GMFRS THE publication of the report into The Cube Fire prompted a flurry of people to sign a petition calling for Government cladding from student accommodation. Although the report did not look at the the part the cladding may have played in the fire, it […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCalls grow to include student accommodation in fund to remove cladding from buildings
The Cube Fire. Credit GMFRS THE publication of the report into The Cube Fire prompted a flurry of people to sign a petition calling for Government cladding from student accommodation. Although the report did not look at the the part the cladding may have played in the fire, it […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCouple trapped in flat waiting for fire safety form that could take ‘years’ to come
A couple expecting a baby are trapped in their East London flat because their housing association cannot produce the fire safety certificate now required by many lenders to offer a mortgage on homes in multi-storey buildings. Siobhan Frost and her partner have been warned by their housing association Peabody […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreShadow cabinet members meet with local councillors after concerns about cladded high rise buildings
(5) SAFETY of residents should be prioritised over headline grabbing news said members of the shadow cabinet who met with local councillors after it was revealed student accommodation — including The Cube — was barred from a new £1.6 billion Government fund to remove cladding from high-rise buildings. A […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreKirkby high-rise leaseholders claim management company ‘ripping them off’ over £302,000 fire safety works
Willow Rise and Beech Rise in Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, where leaseholders say their management company is “ripping them off” Residents of two Kirkby tower blocks have accused the buildings’ management company of ripping them off after they were charged £300,000 for fire safety works. Leaseholders at Willow Rise and […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreResidents of Manchester tower block who took out loans to remove cladding can’t get government funding
Skyline Central 1 ‘Heartbroken’ residents of a Manchester tower block forced to take out loans to fix dangerous cladding will be unable to apply for financial help from the government. A new £1 billion fund for the removal of flammable materials will not support projects that have already started, […] Click here to view original…
Read More40 firefighters rescue 11 people from fire at high-rise block of flats in Birmingham
Firefighters have rescued nearly a dozen people from a fire at a high-rise block of flats in Birmingham. A total of 11 people have been led to safety by crews after a blaze erupted overnight in the communal area of the 14th floor of flats. Firefighters at the scene […] Click here to view original…
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