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

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

Cladding victims preyed on by fire safety fraudsters: Thousands of flat certificates may be fakes

Leaseholders are being charged thousands of pounds for forged fire safety certificates needed to prove their homes are safe from dangerous cladding, the Mail can reveal. More than a thousand homeowners desperate to know if they are living in fire-trap flats have been shocked to discover that crucial reports have been forged or signed off … 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

Construction giant Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m fortune to fix cladding issues

Builder’s £125m fire-trap flat fund: Construction giant Taylor Wimpey sets aside fortune to fix cladding issues Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said fund would ‘provide certainty’ to leaseholders The £125m fund will spare leaseholders the cost of making buildings safe  It is the latest construction giant to set aside cash since the Mail launched its campaign to … Read more

Construction giant Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m fortune to fix cladding issues

Builder’s £125m fire-trap flat fund: Construction giant Taylor Wimpey sets aside fortune to fix cladding issues Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said fund would ‘provide certainty’ to leaseholders The £125m fund will spare leaseholders the cost of making buildings safe  It is the latest construction giant to set aside cash since the Mail launched its campaign to … 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

‘Fundamental flaw’ in cladding rescue scheme means some won’t get help unless they fix other issues 

The great cladding fund farce: ‘Fundamental flaw’ in Government rescue scheme means flat owners won’t get help if they can’t afford to fix other safety issues Housing Secretary recently announced extra £3.5billion to replace cladding Thousands of flat owners missing out because of scheme’s ‘fundamental flaw’ Since been revealed even eligible blocks could be denied … Read more

Boss of Grenfell contractor was warned about cladding after Bucharest fire in 2009 but did nothing

The Grenfell Tower fire of June 14, 2017, which killed 72 people June 14, 2017: A major fire broke out in Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington, London which caused the deaths of 72 of the 293 people believed to be in the tower that night. June 15: Prime Minister Theresa … Read more