#Leaseholders

Peter Apps

PeteApps

Leaseholders at @SkylineCentral1 have had a very rough deal from govt. Back in July 2019, they contacted @RobertJenrick asking for help with costs to remove dangerous cladding. But they were

Nearly Legal

nearlylegal

Watched the @CommonsHCLG evidence of @team_greenhalgh Some thoughts on the minister’s position on the draft Building Safety Bill, with a particular view on the position of leaseholders. First, they are

Caroline Pidgeon 🔶

CarolinePidgeon

NEWS: Thread - I have finally received a response from @mhclg to my letter outlining concerns over #firesafety the #claddingscandal & the crisis facing #leaseholders. The letter clearly shows the

Sarah Ludford 🔶pro-European

SarahLudford

.@KathPinnock:“We tried 5 times in Fire Safety Bill to persuade Govt to prevent any of the major costs of remediation being charged to leaseholders. Each time Tory MPs voted in

Jenni Seex

jenniseex

This is devastating for residents at ⁦@SkylineCentral1⁩ & potentially others affected. The mantra “leaseholders shouldn’t pay” appear to be empty words - @InsideHousing Government aware 'punitive' cladding fund would e

Liam Spender

LiamSpender

1/3 #FireSafetyBill @LiamFox moves an amendment in the Commons. This is designed to protect leaseholders from forfeiture if they cannot pay costs under the new Fire Safety Order, or which

Jack Simpson

JSimpsonjourno

For those that missed it today, the government brought out a new release in which it said it had agreed with @UKFtweets and @BSABuildingSocs to ensure that buildings without cladding

Highroad1000

Leaseanddesist

1/4 The #claddingscandal is an extreme example of why #leasehold is so unjust. Developers build cheaply and sell freeholds (ownership of building) to investment funds like @LongHarbourLtd which own the

Nearly Legal

nearlylegal

The Liam Fox amend to the FSB - so may questions. So many misunderstandings and lastly - without Govt support - so little chance. To deal with the last first

BrumLAG

BrumLag

@mhclg again the worrying change in tone in response to @CommonsHCLG Select Committee report"(leaseholders) should be protected 'as far as possible' from unaffordable costs rising from past safety defects".What happened

Manchester Cladiators

McrCladiators

This week Government released the long-awaited Building Safety Bill in draft form. Our residents were hopeful this Bill would give them some hope for fire safety in the future &

William Martin

willmartin88

3 yrs ago we found our building had the same type of cladding as Grenfell. 3 yrs on, & we don’t even have a schedule for its removal. No matter

Tom Jensen

absurdistworld

Haringey Council's head of housing @Emina_ibrahimtweeted on 23 April that the high risk of #asbestos in our Noel Park flat was "deeply concerning". The risk was identified in 2019 but

Liam Spender

LiamSpender

1/15 A visceral image of fire at ACM-clad New Providence Wharf in London.I hope everyone is alright and that the damage to people's homes is not extensive.Some thoughts below on

Nearly Legal

nearlylegal

Via @Lees_Martina (and @PeteApps ) we now have a sense of how bad the cladding crisis is. The Govt’s (non-ACM) fund for remedial works had 2,957 blocks registered. (The fund

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

When I first moved to the UK, I noticed all my friends who lived in flats were always complaining about "freeholders." The first few times I asked to have this