Thursday, 2 August 2018

MHCLG Says Developers Must ‘Do The Right Thing’ Despite Cladding Tribunal Ruling


The government has made no commitment to help leaseholders set to be hit with a £3m bill to remove dangerous cladding, but continues to say it will “not rule anything out”. Vallea Court and Cypress Place, which are comprised of 345 flats, were last July found to have category 3 aluminium composite material cladding (ACM) – almost identical to that used on Grenfell Tower. The buildings are understood to be insulated with Kingspan’s Kooltherm K15 – a popular form of combustible insulation. A tribunal this week said leaseholders will be expected to foot the £3m removal bill for the dangerous material – plus the freeholder’s legal fees and the cost of a waking watch. Read more on Inside Housing.

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