Cladding Victim
@LostInSW19
In a block with combustible cladding. Still waiting for a remediation plan. Unable to move on. Helping @EOCS_Official & others. Here to #EndOurCladdingScandal
Over 11,000 tall buildings with unmortgageable flats. More and more EMPTY flats in blocks everywhere. People going bankrupt. An unprecedented housing crisis. Someone really needs to ask why the @MayorOfLondon refuses to fund buybacks from his dedicated acquisition budget.
Spoke to another shared owner yesterday. His flat has been empty for 3 YEARS @AlexJJNorris It's 'covered' by the Developer Remediation contract. There's no plan or remediation date. It's unsellable. The housing association won't buy it back. @mhclg How many SO flats are empty?
'Fundamental issues with the current consultation process and many landlords are acting with impunity' says @martinboydlkp of @LEASEonline insidehousing.co.uk/home/landlords…
What's the plan for shared owners? Can't see how that would be an option for mixed blocks, some staircased, some shared?? Satisfaction rates are plummeting. Something needs to change. I have lots of first hand evidence to show regarding their maintenance and response performance.
My landlord's TSMs for shared owners are even worse this year. People are trapped. Registered providers have shockingly poor customer service, costs are going up and Govt is not willing to address known issues. I am sure these ratings will be even worse next year.
The RSH has published tables with breakdowns by Landlord. For some LLs as few as 25% of Shared Owners are satisfied with the service they receive, with some big names on this list. Many are not satisfied their home is safe or that their views are listed to and acted on ⬇️
Of Shared Owners who have made a complaint, only a fifth are satisfied with complained handling. Fewer than half are satisfied with: - Landlord handling of ASB - "" making positive contribution to area - Communal area maintenance - "" listening to and acting on their views
The RSH has published tables with breakdowns by Landlord. For some LLs as few as 25% of Shared Owners are satisfied with the service they receive, with some big names on this list. Many are not satisfied their home is safe or that their views are listed to and acted on ⬇️
My son worked on new builds ( he’s a plumber) and he said it’s common knowledge on site that they are built to last about 25yrs. I’ve got two plumbers, two electricians and two decorators in my immediate family and not one would buy a new build
The very worst thing for cladding/BSA hostage leaseholders about the Labour government is the absolute loss of hope. When anger turns to electoral punishment they will only have themselves to blame.
A judicial review of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act is underway at the Royal Courts of Justice. Freeholders like Long Harbour and GRIF are challenging reforms designed to change the leasehold system, including more transparent service charges - arguing the changes breach…
Great to see that mayoral teams in Manchester & Birmingham are involving residents in their Remediation Plan. ✅ Well done @McrCladiators @BrumLag! Meanwhile in London, @tomcopley chose not to. Resident voices were ignored before Grenfell. Sad to see that nothing has changed. ❌
Great to meet @RichParkerLab @WestMids_CA @WestMidsFire and @BhamCityCouncil yesterday to discuss the Local Remediation Acceleration Plan. Leaseholders and residents must be placed at the heart of remediation. @AngelaRayner @AlexJJNorris @EOCS_Official wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/hou…
Who has said a spyhole is an issue? We also have spyholes, perhaps they are saving that for next year!
This is ridiculous. Can the Building Safety Minister @AlexJJNorris stop this madness, or are leaseholders forever at the mercy of managing agents?
My sons building is having every fire door changed for a new identical one...because the old ones have a spy hole in. Rip off
🚪Fire door checks ‼️ Government guidance is clear, you do not need a specialist 💭Imagine setting up an entire company so you can charge leaseholders even more money ✔️That's just what our Managing Agent has done #leaseholdscandal #EndOurCladdingScandal @NLC_2019 @McrCladiators
Several thousand more potential Grenfells still to have their cladding replaced 8 years on. People in those flats trapped in worthless, unmortgageable, unsellable prison cells effectively. National scandal bigger in scale than anything else in this country.
Just watched ‘Grenfell Uncovered’ on Netflix. Sad. Shocked. And very very angry. If you can, try to watch it. Those responsible - and there are many corporate and political figures - must face justice.
If you really want to buy a leasehold flat - something I would not recommend - make sure you avoid blocks with a heat network. 👀
Data obtained by the BBC revealed heat network residents in London have been paying nearly 30% more than the Ofgem price cap rate ➡️ bbc.in/40thKZS
👀 Shared ownership flat resale with 80 years left on lease. Well, good luck finding a mortgage for that. sharetobuy.com/properties/426…
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Yet another example of why the head in the sand approach ends up costing far more than HMG chasing the culprits (developers, suppliers, but also regulators and lazy freeholders) for these abysmal developments.
'Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said it had no choice but to order the closure of the buildings'. This is how @mhclg designed enforcement of the Building Safety Act and it will continue to make people homeless. @AlexJJNorris @AngelaRayner please act to stop this madness
You need to fix the building safety crisis before you build more. People do not trust new build because you offer them no protection from dodgy developers @Joe_Dromey @AlexJJNorris @EOCS_Official