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| One of the country’s biggest housebuilders has agreed to cover the cost of replacing combustible Grenfell-style cladding, ending months of financial uncertainty for hundreds of householders. | One of the country’s biggest housebuilders has agreed to cover the cost of replacing combustible Grenfell-style cladding, ending months of financial uncertainty for hundreds of householders. |
| Bellway has set aside £5.9m to carry out works to replace combustible cladding used on two of its apartment developments, Prospect Place in Cardiff and New Festival Quarter in east London. | Bellway has set aside £5.9m to carry out works to replace combustible cladding used on two of its apartment developments, Prospect Place in Cardiff and New Festival Quarter in east London. |
| The move follows threats from the housing secretary, James Brokenshire, that builders could face enforcement action if they do not “do the right thing” and remove unsafe cladding quickly. | The move follows threats from the housing secretary, James Brokenshire, that builders could face enforcement action if they do not “do the right thing” and remove unsafe cladding quickly. |
| The UK is facing an estimated £1bn bill to replace defective cladding on 468 high-rise buildings. The cladding is similar to that which spread the fire at Grenfell Tower, claiming 72 lives. At the government’s last count, only 32 of the buildings had been fully repaired. Barratt Homes, Legal and General, L&Q, Galliard Homes, Mace Group, Taylor Wimpey and Peabody have all agreed to cover costs, but others have not. | The UK is facing an estimated £1bn bill to replace defective cladding on 468 high-rise buildings. The cladding is similar to that which spread the fire at Grenfell Tower, claiming 72 lives. At the government’s last count, only 32 of the buildings had been fully repaired. Barratt Homes, Legal and General, L&Q, Galliard Homes, Mace Group, Taylor Wimpey and Peabody have all agreed to cover costs, but others have not. |
| Campaigners from Greater Manchester will protest on Wednesday in London outside Brokenshire’s office, calling for tougher action. Among them will be residents from a complex known as Green Quarter in central Manchester who say they live in fear of fire while a dispute continues over who should pay to replace it. They will be joined by fuel poverty campaigners, warning that thousands of flats could be left freezing over the winter as cladding and insulation is stripped off. | Campaigners from Greater Manchester will protest on Wednesday in London outside Brokenshire’s office, calling for tougher action. Among them will be residents from a complex known as Green Quarter in central Manchester who say they live in fear of fire while a dispute continues over who should pay to replace it. They will be joined by fuel poverty campaigners, warning that thousands of flats could be left freezing over the winter as cladding and insulation is stripped off. |
| In an open letter to Brokenshire, the campaign group said: “Cold, like fire, kills. Even in a normal year, thousands die when they cannot heat their homes. Residents in many blocks already going through re-cladding know that when cladding is off in the winter, uninsulated flats are places of constant cold, condensation, damp and mould, and astronomical bills. Works can go on for months, with families constantly ill. Some are scheduled for nearly two years.” | In an open letter to Brokenshire, the campaign group said: “Cold, like fire, kills. Even in a normal year, thousands die when they cannot heat their homes. Residents in many blocks already going through re-cladding know that when cladding is off in the winter, uninsulated flats are places of constant cold, condensation, damp and mould, and astronomical bills. Works can go on for months, with families constantly ill. Some are scheduled for nearly two years.” |
| Brokenshire welcomed Bellway’s decision to take action. He said: “Building owners and developers have a moral imperative to keep people safe by removing unsafe cladding and protecting leaseholders from the cost of this work.” | Brokenshire welcomed Bellway’s decision to take action. He said: “Building owners and developers have a moral imperative to keep people safe by removing unsafe cladding and protecting leaseholders from the cost of this work.” |
| Bellway said that as well as setting aside almost £6m, it has “strengthened our processes and training relating to fire safety issues and will continue to develop these in the year ahead”. It made the announcement in a results statement that showed annual gross profit rose 14% to £753.4m. | Bellway said that as well as setting aside almost £6m, it has “strengthened our processes and training relating to fire safety issues and will continue to develop these in the year ahead”. It made the announcement in a results statement that showed annual gross profit rose 14% to £753.4m. |
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