@ldnleaseholder.bsky.social
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Really good to talk about Grenfell and the ongoing health impacts with Anna Stec on the podcast Red Medicine:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
Grenfell Tower is Still Burning w/ Peter Apps and Anna Stec
Podcast Episode · Red Medicine · 11/02/2025 · 1h 6m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Really good to talk about Grenfell and the ongoing health impacts with Anna Stec on the podcast Red Medicine:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
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Southwark Council - London's largest council landlord - has 50% of its homes without smoke alarms and 2,000 fire remedial issues outstanding.
Utterly damning anywhere, but especially in the borough which lost six residents to the Lakanal House fire in 2009
Utterly damning anywhere, but especially in the borough which lost six residents to the Lakanal House fire in 2009
February 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Southwark Council - London's largest council landlord - has 50% of its homes without smoke alarms and 2,000 fire remedial issues outstanding.
Utterly damning anywhere, but especially in the borough which lost six residents to the Lakanal House fire in 2009
Utterly damning anywhere, but especially in the borough which lost six residents to the Lakanal House fire in 2009
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📺 We gave oral evidence to the Public Accounts Committee last week.
▶️ Catch up on our YouTube channel 👇
youtu.be/73ujWa6d53g
#BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKHousing
▶️ Catch up on our YouTube channel 👇
youtu.be/73ujWa6d53g
#BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKHousing
EOCS evidence to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry on Cladding (03/02/25)
YouTube video by End Our Cladding Scandal
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📺 We gave oral evidence to the Public Accounts Committee last week.
▶️ Catch up on our YouTube channel 👇
youtu.be/73ujWa6d53g
#BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKHousing
▶️ Catch up on our YouTube channel 👇
youtu.be/73ujWa6d53g
#BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKHousing
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The Tri Fire debacle was a foreseeable system failure.
Concern about the quality of Adam Kiziak's building assessments was an issue that we raised directly with MHCLG officials and ministers, multiple times.👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKhousing
endourcladdingscandal.org/posts/fire-e
Concern about the quality of Adam Kiziak's building assessments was an issue that we raised directly with MHCLG officials and ministers, multiple times.👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKhousing
endourcladdingscandal.org/posts/fire-e
Fire engineer expulsion and fraud allegations: Tri Fire’s Adam Kiziak - End Our Cladding Scandal
Adam Kiziak of Tri Fire was expelled by the Institute of Fire Engineers on 7th February 2025. The IFE described the case as “unprecedented in its seriousness for the Institution.”
endourcladdingscandal.org
February 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Tri Fire debacle was a foreseeable system failure.
Concern about the quality of Adam Kiziak's building assessments was an issue that we raised directly with MHCLG officials and ministers, multiple times.👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKhousing
endourcladdingscandal.org/posts/fire-e
Concern about the quality of Adam Kiziak's building assessments was an issue that we raised directly with MHCLG officials and ministers, multiple times.👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKhousing
endourcladdingscandal.org/posts/fire-e
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For what it's worth, the latest building safety stats are out.
❌ The data is still full of holes and still painting half a picture (at best).
❌ MHCLG still "monitoring" with no meaningful oversight.
❌ Leaseholders & residents still waiting for the Govt to get a grip.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
❌ The data is still full of holes and still painting half a picture (at best).
❌ MHCLG still "monitoring" with no meaningful oversight.
❌ Leaseholders & residents still waiting for the Govt to get a grip.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - January 2025
The 87th monthly data release regarding building safety remediation.
www.gov.uk
February 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
For what it's worth, the latest building safety stats are out.
❌ The data is still full of holes and still painting half a picture (at best).
❌ MHCLG still "monitoring" with no meaningful oversight.
❌ Leaseholders & residents still waiting for the Govt to get a grip.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
❌ The data is still full of holes and still painting half a picture (at best).
❌ MHCLG still "monitoring" with no meaningful oversight.
❌ Leaseholders & residents still waiting for the Govt to get a grip.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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I’m just so utterly disappointed with @teamlabouruk.bsky.social and their approach to the #claddingscandal I was hoping for genuine change. But here we are, still trapped in our unsafe homes, emotionally and financially at the end of our tethers.
February 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I’m just so utterly disappointed with @teamlabouruk.bsky.social and their approach to the #claddingscandal I was hoping for genuine change. But here we are, still trapped in our unsafe homes, emotionally and financially at the end of our tethers.
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The London Assembly has today called on the Mayor of London to commit £150,000 in his Final Consolidated Budget for 2025-26 to fund a Leasehold Advice Centre, giving London’s leaseholders advice, assistance and referrals to other services. Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
February 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The London Assembly has today called on the Mayor of London to commit £150,000 in his Final Consolidated Budget for 2025-26 to fund a Leasehold Advice Centre, giving London’s leaseholders advice, assistance and referrals to other services. Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
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🗨️ "They stated that, if I lost the case, I could be liable for Estuary’s legal costs – which they estimated could be as much as £56,000 + VAT."
David wanted to staircase to 100% as his building was going through remediation.👇
#SharedOwnership
1.
www.sharedownershipresources.org/my_so_home/m...
David wanted to staircase to 100% as his building was going through remediation.👇
#SharedOwnership
1.
www.sharedownershipresources.org/my_so_home/m...
Shared owner, David, had to take his HA to court in order to staircase to 100%. This is his story.
"Today I staircased to 100%. But I had to go to court to do it." David, explains his staircasing journey with Estuary Housing Association.
www.sharedownershipresources.org
February 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🗨️ "They stated that, if I lost the case, I could be liable for Estuary’s legal costs – which they estimated could be as much as £56,000 + VAT."
David wanted to staircase to 100% as his building was going through remediation.👇
#SharedOwnership
1.
www.sharedownershipresources.org/my_so_home/m...
David wanted to staircase to 100% as his building was going through remediation.👇
#SharedOwnership
1.
www.sharedownershipresources.org/my_so_home/m...
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❌ Result of MHCLG
not prioritising safety
"Gap between the prices of houses and flats in the UK has widened to a 30-year high"
"The average price of a house rose beyond 1.5 times the price of a flat for the first time in 2021, in the wake of the UK’s cladding crisis"
www.ft.com/content/377c...
not prioritising safety
"Gap between the prices of houses and flats in the UK has widened to a 30-year high"
"The average price of a house rose beyond 1.5 times the price of a flat for the first time in 2021, in the wake of the UK’s cladding crisis"
www.ft.com/content/377c...
Gap between prices of UK flats and houses ‘widest in 30 years’
Cladding concerns and rising service charges hit demand for apartments
www.ft.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
❌ Result of MHCLG
not prioritising safety
"Gap between the prices of houses and flats in the UK has widened to a 30-year high"
"The average price of a house rose beyond 1.5 times the price of a flat for the first time in 2021, in the wake of the UK’s cladding crisis"
www.ft.com/content/377c...
not prioritising safety
"Gap between the prices of houses and flats in the UK has widened to a 30-year high"
"The average price of a house rose beyond 1.5 times the price of a flat for the first time in 2021, in the wake of the UK’s cladding crisis"
www.ft.com/content/377c...
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The building safety scandal was caused by decades of systemic negligence, incompetence & deception, by successive governments & industry.
Can @alexjjnorris.bsky.social explain why ordinary people have been left to face bankruptcy? 👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Can @alexjjnorris.bsky.social explain why ordinary people have been left to face bankruptcy? 👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Flat owner hit with £65,000 fire safety bill as block too short for funding
Funding to protect flats from fire does not apply to buildings under 11m (36ft) or five storeys high.
www.bbc.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The building safety scandal was caused by decades of systemic negligence, incompetence & deception, by successive governments & industry.
Can @alexjjnorris.bsky.social explain why ordinary people have been left to face bankruptcy? 👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Can @alexjjnorris.bsky.social explain why ordinary people have been left to face bankruptcy? 👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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📈 "Insurance premiums started to climb for mid to high-rise leasehold flats"
📈 Insurance costs "up 92 per cent in five years on average"
"High service charge costs make it more difficult for flat sellers to find a buyer"
@alexjjnorris.bsky.social what's the plan❓
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
📈 Insurance costs "up 92 per cent in five years on average"
"High service charge costs make it more difficult for flat sellers to find a buyer"
@alexjjnorris.bsky.social what's the plan❓
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
House values are rising at twice the rate of flats — here’s why
Service charges, cladding issues and neighbour battles have contributed to the market for apartment living flatlining
www.thetimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📈 "Insurance premiums started to climb for mid to high-rise leasehold flats"
📈 Insurance costs "up 92 per cent in five years on average"
"High service charge costs make it more difficult for flat sellers to find a buyer"
@alexjjnorris.bsky.social what's the plan❓
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
📈 Insurance costs "up 92 per cent in five years on average"
"High service charge costs make it more difficult for flat sellers to find a buyer"
@alexjjnorris.bsky.social what's the plan❓
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
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If you are a shared owner or a former shared owner, join the network ⬇️
If your neighbours are shared owners, please let them know ⬇️
#SharedOwnership #UKHousing
endourcladdingscandal.org/building-saf...
If your neighbours are shared owners, please let them know ⬇️
#SharedOwnership #UKHousing
endourcladdingscandal.org/building-saf...
Join the Shared Owners' Network - End Our Cladding Scandal
The Shared Owners’ Network was created at the end of 2023 by shared owners who met while campaigning for building safety. Since then, the network has grown and members have been busy helping fellow sh...
endourcladdingscandal.org
March 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If you are a shared owner or a former shared owner, join the network ⬇️
If your neighbours are shared owners, please let them know ⬇️
#SharedOwnership #UKHousing
endourcladdingscandal.org/building-saf...
If your neighbours are shared owners, please let them know ⬇️
#SharedOwnership #UKHousing
endourcladdingscandal.org/building-saf...
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🗨️ "There is no way I can pay... it is breaking my heart."
Rendal and Rittner said "new requirements under the Building Safety Act, along with inflation and rising energy costs" contributed to rising costs.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
Rendal and Rittner said "new requirements under the Building Safety Act, along with inflation and rising energy costs" contributed to rising costs.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
‘There’s no way I can pay’: London residents despair of steep costs and forced use of ‘poor door’
‘Affordable housing’ home owners complain of paying high charges for facilities mainly used by better-off residents
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🗨️ "There is no way I can pay... it is breaking my heart."
Rendal and Rittner said "new requirements under the Building Safety Act, along with inflation and rising energy costs" contributed to rising costs.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
Rendal and Rittner said "new requirements under the Building Safety Act, along with inflation and rising energy costs" contributed to rising costs.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
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📺 Angela Rayner said this week that anyone living in an unsafe home was one person too many.
But her government continues to rule thousands of leaseholders out of any help to fix fire safety defects.
Giles Grover joined BBC breakfast this morning 👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
youtu.be/-olrOnIoivs
But her government continues to rule thousands of leaseholders out of any help to fix fire safety defects.
Giles Grover joined BBC breakfast this morning 👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
youtu.be/-olrOnIoivs
BBC Breakfast: Non-Qualifying Leaseholders face life-changing costs since Grenfell (01/03/25)
YouTube video by End Our Cladding Scandal
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
📺 Angela Rayner said this week that anyone living in an unsafe home was one person too many.
But her government continues to rule thousands of leaseholders out of any help to fix fire safety defects.
Giles Grover joined BBC breakfast this morning 👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
youtu.be/-olrOnIoivs
But her government continues to rule thousands of leaseholders out of any help to fix fire safety defects.
Giles Grover joined BBC breakfast this morning 👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
youtu.be/-olrOnIoivs
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Conversions of offices to housing have created a significant proportion of all new homes in recent years - and are likely to make up a good proportion of the government's 1.5m new homes target.
Good article here about some of the challenges in doing it well. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Good article here about some of the challenges in doing it well. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Office-to-homes conversions: London blocks hold fresh allure since shift to home-working
Interest has surged since relaxation of planning rules last March, but technical difficulties often loom large
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Conversions of offices to housing have created a significant proportion of all new homes in recent years - and are likely to make up a good proportion of the government's 1.5m new homes target.
Good article here about some of the challenges in doing it well. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Good article here about some of the challenges in doing it well. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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🚫HAVE YOU HAD A MORTGAGE APPLICATION REFUSED DUE TO LEASE/TP1 TERMS?
🚫HAVE YOU LOST A SALE BECAUSE YOUR BUYER HAD A MORTGAGE APPLICATION REFUSED?
NLC would like to know more
Please complete this short anonymous survey🙏
#leasehold
@nlc-movement.bsky.social
www.surveymonkey.com/r/KPZKFGR
🚫HAVE YOU LOST A SALE BECAUSE YOUR BUYER HAD A MORTGAGE APPLICATION REFUSED?
NLC would like to know more
Please complete this short anonymous survey🙏
#leasehold
@nlc-movement.bsky.social
www.surveymonkey.com/r/KPZKFGR
NLC Mortgage Lenders SurveySurveyMonkey logo with text in primary
www.surveymonkey.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🚫HAVE YOU HAD A MORTGAGE APPLICATION REFUSED DUE TO LEASE/TP1 TERMS?
🚫HAVE YOU LOST A SALE BECAUSE YOUR BUYER HAD A MORTGAGE APPLICATION REFUSED?
NLC would like to know more
Please complete this short anonymous survey🙏
#leasehold
@nlc-movement.bsky.social
www.surveymonkey.com/r/KPZKFGR
🚫HAVE YOU LOST A SALE BECAUSE YOUR BUYER HAD A MORTGAGE APPLICATION REFUSED?
NLC would like to know more
Please complete this short anonymous survey🙏
#leasehold
@nlc-movement.bsky.social
www.surveymonkey.com/r/KPZKFGR
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Tired of spending every weekend working for free, reading, writing emails, filling out consultations, to fix the potentially criminal negligence of the construction industry & MHCLG.
How do we bring these people to justice?
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
How do we bring these people to justice?
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
December 1, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Tired of spending every weekend working for free, reading, writing emails, filling out consultations, to fix the potentially criminal negligence of the construction industry & MHCLG.
How do we bring these people to justice?
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
How do we bring these people to justice?
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
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A full house of leasehold horrors in this building. Dangerous cladding, internal leaks, dodgy speculative freeholder going for permitted development (but now bust), opaque service charges, delayed remedial works…
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Cladding, mould, £75,000 charges – welcome to life in a British leasehold flat
Residents of a blighted London block have been trapped in their homes by a swirl of events, as government attempts to reform the law drag on
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 11:35 AM
A full house of leasehold horrors in this building. Dangerous cladding, internal leaks, dodgy speculative freeholder going for permitted development (but now bust), opaque service charges, delayed remedial works…
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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🗨️ "It had taken over her life"
Amanda Walker's mother Glenda spoke to BBC journalist Phil Hendry about the impact the building safety crisis had on her daughter 💔
#BBCbreakfast #BuildingSafetyCrisis
youtu.be/eiTU62hRHF4?...
Amanda Walker's mother Glenda spoke to BBC journalist Phil Hendry about the impact the building safety crisis had on her daughter 💔
#BBCbreakfast #BuildingSafetyCrisis
youtu.be/eiTU62hRHF4?...
BBC Breakfast: It's destroyed my life: Uncapped costs to fix non-cladding safety defects (22/12/24)
YouTube video by End Our Cladding Scandal
youtu.be
December 22, 2024 at 1:24 PM
🗨️ "It had taken over her life"
Amanda Walker's mother Glenda spoke to BBC journalist Phil Hendry about the impact the building safety crisis had on her daughter 💔
#BBCbreakfast #BuildingSafetyCrisis
youtu.be/eiTU62hRHF4?...
Amanda Walker's mother Glenda spoke to BBC journalist Phil Hendry about the impact the building safety crisis had on her daughter 💔
#BBCbreakfast #BuildingSafetyCrisis
youtu.be/eiTU62hRHF4?...
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📢 London leaseholders & shared owners❗
💸 Paying extortionate service charges, buildings insurance premiums, waking watch, or other fire safety costs❓
Complete the
@LondonAssembly survey
👉 t.co/qhBpElA4w4
💸 Paying extortionate service charges, buildings insurance premiums, waking watch, or other fire safety costs❓
Complete the
@LondonAssembly survey
👉 t.co/qhBpElA4w4
https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90779503/d10b8c12f475
t.co
January 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📢 London leaseholders & shared owners❗
💸 Paying extortionate service charges, buildings insurance premiums, waking watch, or other fire safety costs❓
Complete the
@LondonAssembly survey
👉 t.co/qhBpElA4w4
💸 Paying extortionate service charges, buildings insurance premiums, waking watch, or other fire safety costs❓
Complete the
@LondonAssembly survey
👉 t.co/qhBpElA4w4
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2025 will be a busy year for the National Leasehold Campaign.
Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list so you don't miss important updates.
Please share with your communities & friends. Together we are stronger
#Leasehold #LeaseholdScandal
www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org/contact-us/
Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list so you don't miss important updates.
Please share with your communities & friends. Together we are stronger
#Leasehold #LeaseholdScandal
www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org/contact-us/
CONTACT THE NATIONAL LEASEHOLD CAMPAIGN | NATIONAL LEASEHOLD CAMPAIGN (NLC)
SUBSCRIBE FOR CAMPAIGN UPDATES NOW The National Leasehold Campaign are the largest group of leaseholders campaigning for change. We have helped put Leasehold at the top of the political agenda and up-...
www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org
December 26, 2024 at 10:24 PM
2025 will be a busy year for the National Leasehold Campaign.
Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list so you don't miss important updates.
Please share with your communities & friends. Together we are stronger
#Leasehold #LeaseholdScandal
www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org/contact-us/
Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list so you don't miss important updates.
Please share with your communities & friends. Together we are stronger
#Leasehold #LeaseholdScandal
www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org/contact-us/
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There is still time for you to have your say on matters affecting Londoners. The London Assembly wants to hear from you. Find out how to contribute to these investigations here: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
January 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There is still time for you to have your say on matters affecting Londoners. The London Assembly wants to hear from you. Find out how to contribute to these investigations here: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
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"Angela Rayner's cladding plan will freeze lives for decades longer"
"Labour's scheme to fix dangerous buildings is not good enough. A rethink is needed to protect leaseholders and speed up repairs."
"Decisive it is not."
🎯 Martina Lees @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
"Labour's scheme to fix dangerous buildings is not good enough. A rethink is needed to protect leaseholders and speed up repairs."
"Decisive it is not."
🎯 Martina Lees @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Angela Rayner’s cladding plan will freeze lives for decades longer
Labour’s scheme to fix dangerous buildings is not good enough. A rethink is needed to protect leaseholders and speed up repairs
www.thetimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:09 PM
"Angela Rayner's cladding plan will freeze lives for decades longer"
"Labour's scheme to fix dangerous buildings is not good enough. A rethink is needed to protect leaseholders and speed up repairs."
"Decisive it is not."
🎯 Martina Lees @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
"Labour's scheme to fix dangerous buildings is not good enough. A rethink is needed to protect leaseholders and speed up repairs."
"Decisive it is not."
🎯 Martina Lees @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...