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05 May Communities

The Grenfell tragedy has exposed a system that prevents justice and protects those in power

On the night of the fire that killed 72 people, I was on the streets desperately searching for my uncle who lived on the top floor of Grenfell Tower. There were people everywhere. It was complete chaos.

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11 Jan Economy

CIOB responds to Housing Secretary's proposal

Yesterday (10 January 2021) the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the RT Hon Michael Gove MP, outlined his proposals aimed at ensuring that industry contributes to the cost of remediating unsafe cladding on residential buildings over 11 metres in height.

11 Jan Communities

The government’s drawn-out incremental steps to fix the building safety crisis is heightening leaseholder misery

The two biggest purchases we make in life are usually our home and our car. Imagine purchasing a new car and when you take it for an MOT, the mechanic tells you that it’s missing airbags, the brakes are faulty and that the body crumples on impact.

16 Sep 2021 Communities

We need real leadership to resolve the building safety crisis and stand up for leaseholders

Ministerial indecision has meant that the repairs have not taken place, and leaseholders are too often been left footing the bill.

22 Jul 2021 Communities

Excl: Sadiq Khan Launches Urgent Review Of 'Homes For Londoners' Listings After Promoting Properties With Unsafe Cladding

The London Mayor has ordered a full review of the affordable homes scheme after PoliticsHome identified multiple properties with cladding and fire safety problems.

08 Jul 2021 Communities

More action is needed to afford leaseholders protection in the Building Safety Bill

The gulf between the government’s rhetoric that developers must pay, and actions to ensure they do pay, remains too wide. Parliamentarians from both Houses must find ways to bridge that gap.

25 Jun 2021 Communities

Building Safety Bill must not leave behind leaseholders saddled with ruinous remediation costs

The Building Safety Bill will be a great opportunity for the government to commit to helping leaseholders whose homes are deemed not safe through no fault of their own.

15 Jun 2021 Home affairs

Boris Johnson's "Commitment" To Ensuring A Grenfell Style Fire Never Happens Again Is Under Question

Campaigners for safer cladding have hit out at the Prime Minister's claim that he is committed to making sure another Grenfell-style fire never happens again, arguing that there still hasn't been enough done by government to prevent further tragedy.

17 May 2021 Communities

Kensington And Chelsea Council Bans Grenfell Cladding Firms From Work On Local Projects

Several companies appearing at the Grenfell inquiry have been blocked from working on projects in the borough following anger from residents.

07 May 2021 Communities

Fire at New Providence Wharf: an eyewitness account

As I write, I don’t know the wellbeing of my neighbours, the damage done to my belongings or when I will be able to access my home.

04 May 2021 Communities

Fire Safety Bill will see leaseholders go bankrupt from huge remediation costs

Whatever shameless spin is placed on this, the bottom line is simple - the Fire Safety Bill transfers liability to leaseholders making them legally and financially liable for huge remediation costs.

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19 Mar 2021 Communities

BSA comments on Scottish Government announcement on cladding

Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage and Housing Policy at the BSA said:

10 Mar 2021 Communities

The government must step in to help leaseholders still burdened with fire safety costs

We are re-tabling the McPartland-Smith amendment to the Fire Safety Bill. Leaseholders should not be bankrupted on account of decisions made by others, and since they cannot pay, then the government must step in.

09 Mar 2021 Communities

No leaseholder should pay for interim fire safety measures

Leaseholders did not cause the cladding scandal, and yet they are paying the price while those responsible are not pursued in any meaningful way.

24 Feb 2021 Communities

The government has failed to tackle the cladding crisis at every stage – it’s time to fix their broken promises

Government must do the right thing for the victims and survivors of Grenfell and their families, as well as ensuring leaseholders are not left to foot the bill of fire safety remediation costs.

12 Feb 2021 Communities

Government action must go further to prevent remedial cladding costs being passed to leaseholders

It is not fair to ask leaseholders to keep pouring their money into a bottomless pit for being sold unsafe homes. The McPartland-Smith amendments to the Fire Safety Bill will bring an end to this nightmare.

11 Feb 2021 Communities

The government will betray a generation of leaseholders unless they provide funding to remediate dodgy cladding on all tower blocks

The money on offer is only a third of the £15 billion needed to make every home safe from fire and the exclusion of tower blocks below 18 metres from any support will saddle working families with long term debt.

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10 Feb 2021 Economy

BSA and UK Finance issue joint statement following MHCLG's statement on cladding

In a joint statement responding to the announcement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government today regarding cladding, UK Finance and Building Societies Association said:

10 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Furious Tory Cladding Campaigner Slates Government's "Incompetent" Handling Of The Crisis

Boris Johnson must take personal charge of the cladding crisis from “incompetent” Robert Jenrick’s housing department, according to Tory backbencher Stephen McPartland.

10 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Loans To Fix Dangerous Cladding To Be Introduced For Leaseholders In Blocks Between Four and Six Storeys

House Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced leaseholders in buildings over 18m with flammable cladding will face no costs for remediation work but those in medium and low rise blocks are to face loans.

03 Feb 2021 Communities

The Fire Safety Bill must ensure leaseholders are protected from paying for safety failings

This is a story of monumental regulatory failure - of flats being built as cheaply as possible, in many cases without even complying with the building regulations.

01 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Housing Minister Promises To Introduce A Cladding Plan But Warns There Is No "Quick Fix"

Housing minister Chris Pincher said there is no “quick fix” to supporting the leaseholder victims of the cladding scandal but the government would bring forward a plan to help them “very shortly”.

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17 Dec 2020 Economy

UK Finance and BSA comments on MHCLG announcement of the new Waking Watch Relief Fund

It’s important that the cost of remediation works does not fall on leaseholders who bought their homes in good faith and the government’s confirmation today that the building industry must contribute towards these costs brings much-needed clarity and relief to homeowners.

11 Dec 2020 Communities

Government cannot continue with 'sticking plaster solutions' to meet fire safety standards

It is astonishing that leaseholders have been left to cover 100% of the costs to make buildings safe. This should be the government's responsibility.