A blaze has ripped through a London tower block which still has Grenfell-style cladding nearly four years after the tragedy, despite multiple warnings from locals. More than 125 firefighters in 20 vehicles spent the morning battling the blaze at New Providence Wharf, near Canary Wharf, in the east of the capital. It has now been … Read more
More than 30 Tory MPs rebelled against the Government over the cladding scandal yesterday. They accused ministers of ignoring ‘screams of pain’ from leaseholders left to pay tens of thousands of pounds each to fix unsafe homes. The Government has set aside £5billion but hundreds of thousands of residents living in buildings below 18 metres … Read more
Can the developer that built my flat avoid a cladding repair bill now its company has been sold? Claims against a developer depend on age of the building with cladding issues If you bought new you may have a new build warranty that may cover cladding By Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: 10:25 BST, 21 … Read more
Four leading developers have made almost £10 billion in profits since the Grenfell disaster and have pledged just over £400 million to fix unsafe homes. Here, the Mail dissects their offers… Persimmon (value: £9.25 billion) OFFER: £75 million for 26 buildings with potentially dangerous cladding and other safety defects. Nine of these are over 18 … Read more
Four leading developers have made almost £10 billion in profits since the Grenfell disaster and have pledged just over £400 million to fix unsafe homes. Here, the Mail dissects their offers… Persimmon (value: £9.25 billion) OFFER: £75 million for 26 buildings with potentially dangerous cladding and other safety defects. Nine of these are over 18 … Read more
Victory for cladding victims as Lords vote to protect leaseholders from crippling safety costs It means Boris Johnson faces a fresh rebellion against his plans to resolve crisis More than 30 Tory MPs are threatening to rebel over a ‘betrayal’ of leaseholders Tory MP Stephen McPartland, a vocal critic, said Lords’ vote was ‘brilliant news’ … Read more
‘Typo’ in fire safety report meant component in Grenfell Tower cladding system was listed as burning slower than it had in tests, inquiry hears Studies showed it took five minutes for flames to climb four metres up a test rig ‘Typo’ in Building Research Establishment’s safety report said it took 10 minutes The test used … Read more
Builder’s £125m fire-trap flat fund: Construction giant Taylor Wimpey sets aside fortune to fix cladding issues Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said fund would ‘provide certainty’ to leaseholders The £125m fund will spare leaseholders the cost of making buildings safe It is the latest construction giant to set aside cash since the Mail launched its campaign to … Read more
Builder’s £125m fire-trap flat fund: Construction giant Taylor Wimpey sets aside fortune to fix cladding issues Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said fund would ‘provide certainty’ to leaseholders The £125m fund will spare leaseholders the cost of making buildings safe It is the latest construction giant to set aside cash since the Mail launched its campaign to … Read more
MPs’ fury as ministers dodge cladding vote: Anger as Commons is denied the chance to protect leaseholders from paying to fix fire-risk issues Ministers were blasted for denying MPs the chance to protect leaseholders Government struck down attempts to guarantee flat owners wouldn’t have to pay for safety repairs Prime Minister avoided a rebellion against his … Read more