Fresh hope for victims of the cladding scandal as it emerges their insurance claims could be paid by the state Insurance premiums have soared by £1.6billion for those living in unsafe homes Those without buildings insurance risk their homes being repossessed Homeowners living in fire-trap flats could have insurance claims paid by state By Miles … Read more
Cladding victims hailed a major breakthrough last night – after Barratt became the first housebuilder to back calls for a developer levy to help pay for the crisis. The construction giant acknowledged that the industry had a ‘collective responsibility’ to cover the costs of the scandal, which has left leaseholders facing average bills of £40,000 … Read more
Boris Johnson pledges to help victims of the cladding scandal and says leaseholders shouldn’t foot the bill for defects PM said Government ‘determined’ home owners would not have to pay the bills Campaigners said ministers yet to follow up on commitments made in the past Over a million homeowners have been left unable to sell or … Read more
Ministers stump up cladding cash to quell Tory rebellion: Government will provide more money for people faced with cost of fixing unsafe material in wake of Grenfell amid fury from MPs Leaseholders face average cost of £40,000 each to replace dangerous cladding Tory MPs have accused Ministers of ‘incompetence’ in their response to crisis Christopher … Read more
Incompetent! Tory MPs blast ministers over cladding crisis in the wake of Grenfell inferno MPs of all stripes rounded on Government during a landmark Commons debate Labour motion called on ministers to provide funding to fix unsafe homes But the vote not binding although campaigners hailed it as ‘encouraging’ By Miles Dilworth Money Mail Reporter Published: … Read more
Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to sanction a £10billion rescue package for families hit by the building safety scandal. Rishi Sunak is being pressed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to come up with a multi-billion-pound deal to repair homes with dangerous cladding. Ministers are considering imposing a levy on construction firms to make them atone … Read more
Ever since the cladding scandal emerged in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower conflagration, our post bags have overflowed with desperate missives from flat-owners. We have been told of the heartbreak of young couples, unable to sell their poky flats and forced to delay – who knows for how long – their dreams of starting … Read more
Labour demands protection for millions of homeowners from ‘intolerable’ cost of replacing cladding found to be faulty after deadly Grenfell Tower fire amid fears a sixth of ALL homes could be affected Sir Keir Starmer said the current situation was ‘intolerable’ for homeowners Cladding criticised after 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster that left 72 people dead … Read more
Cladding victory for Mail as threat to gag families who are stuck in homes with fire-risk insulation panels is lifted EXCLUSIVE Gag threat to families has been lifted by the House Secretary He pledged that no one would be punished for speaking out about safety failings Leaseholders hit by the cladding scandal were terrified of talking openly … Read more
Punished for PAYING UP! As the cladding crisis rages, scandal of the homeowners shut out of £1bn support fund… for trying to make flats safe Ministers have set aside a total of £1.6bn to fund remediation work But many flat owners are having to cover the cost of recladding themselves This is because the current pot … Read more