Clean up: Persimmon’s chairman Roger Devlin By ROGER DEVLIN PERSIMMON CHAIRMAN We have all been concerned to read of innocent leaseholders facing huge bills for safety measures, insurance rises and the cost of repairs to remove now-banned cladding. There are also examples of the issue broadening to affect the ability of many to sell their … Read more
Labour demands ‘task force’ to tackle dangerous cladding as 11MILLION face fire risk, higher costs and plunging property prices Sir Keir Starmer is demanding ministers set up a task force to fix cladding crisis Labour will try to force a vote in the House of Commons this afternoon on issue Labour estimates as many as … Read more
Two companies that caused outrage over their behaviour in the Grenfell scandal face being put on a Government blacklist as punishment. Ministers want them banned from all state contracts on the grounds they are not fit to be trusted, the Daily Mail can reveal. It comes amid fury over the conduct of Arconic and Kingspan, whose … 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
Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud backs Mail on campaign for homeowners stuck in properties with fire-risk cladding Grand Designs Kevin McCloud slammed ministers’ response to cladding crisis TV presenter said plans to make leaseholders cover costs were ‘inappropriate’ Mail revealed long-term loans to fix problem could slash property values by 30% By Miles Dilworth Money Mail … Read more
BEN WILKINSON: The cladding scandal has seen homeowners bitterly betrayed… ministers must act now to end their misery By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 5 January 2021 Home ownership is a dream that takes a lot of hard work and sacrificial saving for many … Read more
Dumb Perignon! Housing minister who should be sorting out the cladding scandal is too busy reviewing champagne Housing Minister Chris Pincher advised voters to drink as ‘alternative vaccine’ In an article for The Critic, he advised glugging £174-a-bottle champagne Pincher recommended trying the 166th edition of the Grand Cru Cuvée Chris Pincher’s department is responsible … Read more
Britain’s biggest building society Nationwide has spoken out on what it is doing to help flat owners in blocks with cladding-related fire safety defects, who are struggling to remortgage or move home. These leaseholders are required to have what is known as an EWS1 form to prove their building is free of fire risk cladding … Read more
Britain’s biggest building society Nationwide has spoken out on what it is doing to help flat owners in blocks with cladding-related fire safety defects, who are struggling to remortgage or move home. These leaseholders are required to have what is known as an EWS1 form to prove their building is free of fire risk cladding … Read more