Five Landlords 'Named And Shamed' For Not Fixing Cladding

The government has “named and shamed” five building owners who have not fixed dangerous cladding on their properties, describing their behaviour as “egregious”. They include Adriatic Land 3 Limited, a freeholder that is managed by a firm led by David Cameron’s brother-in-law William Astor. The move delivers on a threat last month by the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick to name recalcitrant freeholders almost 1,000 days after the Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed 72 lives. Jenrick also named Chaplair Limited, a company that has freehold investments worth more than £8m, Grangewalk Developments Limited, RMB 102 Limited and STG Management (London) Limited. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/24/half-a-million-people-in-uk-live-in-flats-with-unsafe-cladding-report

Jenrick Warns Of ‘Name And Shame’ Approach To Cladding Remediation

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said he’s ready to name and shame building owners and developers who have yet to complete cladding remediation work. Jenrick told the Commons there was now “no excuse for inaction”. The Home Office, he said, was also ready to back related enforcement work by councils through a new Fire Safety Bill. Read more on 24housing.

https://www.24housing.co.uk/news/jenrick-warns-of-name-and-shame-approach-to-cladding-remediation/