Michael Gove made a major announcement on Monday 10th January declaring, amongst other measures, an additional £4bn to remediate buildings between 11 and 18m in height. This article is our response to that announcement.
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Companies use Annual General Meetings (AGMs) to show shareholders how well the Directors are running the company. With the right planning, and access to company shares, they are a good opportunity for campaigners to raise issues with key decision-makers.
Thanks to our friends at ShareAction who lent him a share, Dave Richards from the London Cladding Action Group attended developer Barratt’s AGM on 13 October. The meeting was held on a hybrid physical/virtual basis with a small number of other shareholders in attendance, able to speak directly to the Barratt Board of Directors.
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This is a guide to the McPartland-Smith amendments to the Building Safety Bill, as at 12 November 2021. We recommend that you read it together with the amendments. Many thanks to Liam Spender for providing this helpful summary.
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For some years we have been aware of, and faced directly, issues in the opaque residential building insurance regime. There has long appeared to be evidence of cartel-like behaviour by the insurers, with apparent conflicts of interest between freeholders, brokers, and insurers, meaning the building insurance that leaseholders are forced to pay for is not, and never has been, fair or fit for purpose.
On 8th November, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee questioned Secretary of State, Michael Gove, on a range of subjects including Building Safety. You can read our statement following Mr Gove’s appearance here.
Unfortunately, many leaseholders who are caught up in the building safety crisis have found that their HA has been unhelpful, and we hear frequent examples of leaseholders experiencing very poor customer service. We also hear many reports of requests for fire risk assessments (FRAs) and EWS1 documents being turned down by HAs. We are also aware of an increasing number of requests to sublet flats being summarily refused. HAs often fail to provide any support, but also fail to uphold leaseholders’ human right to adequate housing.
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Today, we have written to Michael Gove about the devastating news of the death of Tom Mansell, a 37-year-old leaseholder from Leeds. Read the letter here.
Our hearts go out to Tom’s family and friends.
Following on swiftly from the successful #LeaseholdersTogether rally in Westminster on 16th September, we have organised the Cladiators’ Party Conference, which will take place outdoors next to Manchester Central Library in St Peter’s Square M2 5PD, from 11:30am to 1:30pm on Sunday 3rd October. This event has been arranged to coincide with the opening day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
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We were overwhelmed by the absolutely amazing turnout and support at the #LeaseholdersTogether rally in Parliament Square on 16 September. Thanks to everyone who attended.
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In July, we submitted our response to the HM Treasury Consultation on the proposed Residential Property Developer Tax – you can read it here.
Thank you to everyone who helped with this submission.
Read notes from the EOCS meeting on 22 June with HM Treasury, HMRC and MHCLG as part of the consultation on RPDT here.
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