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Chief contractor on refurbishment of Grenfell Tower used ‘Essex boy patter’ to try and persuade others involved in the project to use cheaper cladding, inquiry hears Grenfell contractor Rydon wanted cheaper cladding used, inquiry is told The contractor had altered financial figures to keep the cost savings themselves The Grenfell Inquiry heard they building’s owners … Read more
Residents living in unsafe high-rise buildings have slammed new measures aimed at protecting them from soaring repair bills. They claim rules outlined in the draft Building Safety Bill, revealed this week, do nothing to protect them from having to pick up the enormous costs required to make their homes safe. Some of the properties were … Read more
The recent cut in stamp duty could help boost the property market amid the coronavirus pandemic – but there are a slice of homeowners who are unable to take advantage due to unsafe cladding. They have been unable to sell their homes due to the flammable materials used on their buildings. They are effectively ‘prisoners’ … Read more
Grenfell Tower fire safety consultant ignored email about cladding because he was only copied in and not the ‘primary recipient’, inquiry told Terry Ashton ignored documents outlining proposed cladding and insulation The fire safety consultant also failed to read the architect’s progress report It comes as the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire began once … Read more
Fire engineer ‘did not think installing cladding on Grenfell Tower would pose safety problems, inquiry into blaze that killed 72 hears The Grenfell Tower inquiry resumed on Monday for the first time since March It had been temporarily postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic Clare Barker said in 2012 that overcladding the tower would not … Read more
Landlords and managers of tower blocks are facing urgent calls to remove cladding, despite coronavirus social distancing measures, as new tests show just how fast flames can spread. In the past cladding was used to improve the appearance of tower blocks and green policies encouraged the use of cladding to improve insulation to make buildings … Read more
Attorney General guarantees cladding firms will not be prosecuted over any evidence they give to Grenfell Tower inquiry on blaze that killed 72 Suella Braverman wrote to inquiry chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick confirming news Lawyers for staff involved in Grenfell’s refurbishment had demanded the pledge Threatened to stay silent by claiming right of privilege against … Read more
Cladding is the housing subject no-one wants to resolve, due to the potentially eye-watering costs involved. But it’s slowly suffocating those affected, namely flat owners living in blocks covered in cladding, who want to sell and move on with their lives. The issue is that the owners are unable to sell the properties until the … Read more