Friday, 18 May 2018

MP Urges Help For Tower Block Leaseholders Facing Cladding Bill


Ministers have been urged to help residents of a Liverpool tower block who may be facing bills of £18,000 to replace unsafe cladding. Labour MP Louise Ellman said Heysmoor Heights' leaseholders must not be "abandoned" over fire safety work. There was legal uncertainty over who should fund the work, she said. Management company RMG said the block's freeholder had paid for the work in advance and it was hoped costs would be covered by building warranty insurance. Ms Ellman's statement follows Prime Minister Theresa May's pledge to fund the removal of dangerous cladding from tower blocks owned by councils and housing associations. Read more on the BBC website.

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