Tower Block Residents 'Ill With Stress' Over Combustible Cladding

Residents in a tower block that is wrapped with combustible cladding say they are facing possible bankruptcy and are falling ill with stress after the building owner and its developer refused to pay £4m to make their homes safe. The latest government figures show that cladding on only five of 176 privately owned towers identified has been replaced amid ongoing disputes between ministers, councils and building owners over who should pay. Leaseholders at the Northpoint building in Bromley in south London are each facing £70,000 bills in a situation they describe as “absolutely desperate”. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/13/tower-block-residents-ill-with-stress-over-combustible-cladding