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UK cladding crisis


7 hrs ago
Mike Paternoster stands outside a building with breeze blocks shown behind him

Families fear winter after estate cladding removal

The council says a meeting will be held soon and the "safety of all our tenants" is its priority.

7 hrs ago
2 days ago
Montage showing Grenfell Tower and protesters carrying placards that read: THIS MUCH EVIDENCE STILL NO CHARGES #demandcharges

I heard years of Grenfell testimony. Here's why the disaster could have been prevented

Opportunities missed and warnings unheeded - what the public inquiry into the fire has been told.

2 days ago
BBC InDepth
3 days ago
The red and grey apartment block has seven floors, with two fire trucks outside and a police car. The seventh and sixth floor been burnt and whole building evacuated.

Council knew about fire building's Grenfell cladding

The cladding fitted was aluminum composite material which has now been banned by the government.

3 days ago
Berkshire
4 days ago
Philip Chapman

'Are we the next Grenfell with our flammable flats?'

Philip Chapman is worried about the fire risk to his flat due to the flammable cladding material used.

4 days ago
London
5 days ago
A man in a grey t-shirt and trousers stands on a bridge in front of a white tower block, with several black balconies visible

'Nothing being done about dangerous cladding'

Residents of a Birmingham tower block say no work has been done to remove flammable cladding.

5 days ago
Birmingham & Black Country
6 days ago
Aftermath of fire at tower block in Dagenham. Building badly damaged by fire

Replacing cladding needs urgent action, adviser says

An investigation is continuing after 80 residents were evacuated from a tower block fire in Dagenham.

6 days ago
UK
20 Aug 2024
Churchmans House building in Ipswich

Flat owners face uncertain future amid safety issues

Leaseholders at Churchmans House are waiting to find out if they will receive government funding.

20 Aug 2024
Suffolk
15 Aug 2024
Lucy Tissington in a white top, standing outside Clayewater Court, which is blurred in the background

'I'm stuck in my flat and nobody is helping'

Lucy Tissington is desperate to move but says no-one can get a mortgage on her flat due to its cladding.

15 Aug 2024
Bristol
29 Jul 2024
A drone picture of the top of The Mill tower block, a high-rise white and grey building

Tower block deemed unsafe is sold for £1

One flat owner at The Mill development, in Ipswich, says she is "seriously over the moon" the freehold has been sold.

29 Jul 2024
Suffolk

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