Blaze rips through tower block flat ‘with Grenfell-style cladding’ as 100 firefighters battle flames

Blaze rips through east London tower block flat ‘with Grenfell-style cladding’ as 100 firefighters battle flames Some 20 fire engines are at the scene near Canary Wharf in east London today Crews were called around 9am after eighth, ninth and tenth floors set alight  Fire chiefs say the cause of the tower block blaze has … Read more

Blaze rips through tower block flat ‘with Grenfell-style cladding’ as 100 firefighters battle flames

Blaze rips through east London tower block flat ‘with Grenfell-style cladding’ as 100 firefighters battle flames Some 20 fire engines are at the scene near Canary Wharf in east London today Crews were called around 9am after eighth, ninth and tenth floors set alight  Fire chiefs say the cause of the tower block blaze has … Read more

Plan to impose loans on cladding victims must be scrapped, MPs say

Plan to impose loans on cladding victims must be scrapped, MPs say Government schemes to help leaseholders ‘do not go far enough’, says report   The report warns that the cladding crisis threatens the entire housing market  Assessment  piles more pressure on Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick  By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 00:26 BST, … Read more

Can my flat’s developer avoid a cladding repair bill after the firm’s sale?

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

The £9bn cladding black hole: Property owners left facing shock bills

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

The £9bn cladding black hole: Property left facing shock bills

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 

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

Victory for cladding victims as Lords vote to protect leaseholders from crippling safety costs 

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 safety report said Grenfell cladding component would ‘burn slower than it had in tests’

‘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

MPs’ fury as ministers dodge cladding vote

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