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William Clark retweeted
The Building Safety Regulator oversees high-rise buildings. Structural defects are now being identified through that regime.
The BSR has the data and powers to lead a national investigation, working with local regulators. This must be coordinated centrally, with consistent guidance, funding and oversight.
William Clark retweeted
Manchester developer ordered to pay £46.5mn cost of post-Grenfell repairs ft.trib.al/gVG19gh
William Clark retweeted
Every developer should be responsible for the shit they build!!!
FT (£) Manchester developer ordered to pay £46.5mn cost of post-Grenfell repairs. A property tribunal has ruled against Urban Splash, co-founded by Tom Bloxham, finding that most of the costs of fixing defects should not be borne by the public. ft.com/content/f78e2adb-59b1… via @ft
William Clark retweeted
The evacuation of five blocks of flats in Canning Town, east London, left at least 250 households and several businesses suddenly homeless.
Prime Property Management, which manages the buildings, said engineers had identified an "imminent risk to life" linked to a transfer slab beneath the blocks. The firm has not responded to the BBC's request for comment.
#Evacuation #London #Housing
William Clark retweeted
This has happened to me. I had to sublet as I couldnt sell. Service charges increased, costs for landlords increased and now I get £300pm less in rental income than I pay out & there's no escape. Can't sell, can't leave empty, can't increase rent 🤷♀️. This is "Affordable Housing".
William Clark retweeted
As a reluctant leasehold landlord, it feels like this govt has some special vendetta against leaseholders.
-Paying ground rents until 2068.
-Perverse taxation regime against trapped accidental landlords
-L’hold reforms long grassed.
@UKLabour are a huge disappointment.
.@UKLabour betrays the people for the cartels.
It breaks its promise to end the leasehold scam, subsidises super-rich developers via Help to Buy 2 and backs murky Build-to-Rent outfits.
This makes even Trump, who says homes are for people, not corporations, sound sensible.
William Clark retweeted
Just over a week ago, I was contacted by a group of worried leaseholders who have been left without heating and hot water in their homes.
They were being forced to shower in these portable cubicles.
I’ve been looking at the situation which appears to involve a freeholder who owns multiple blocks of flats in London
Read more @theipaper
inews.co.uk/news/leasehold-f…
William Clark retweeted
Allowing PAS9980 to become law allows developers to wriggle out of their remediation responsibilities and not solve the problem for the many tens of thousands of leaseholders trapped in unsellable properties. This is a shameful stitch up to help developers not home owners.
William Clark retweeted
"The cladding crisis cost Amanda her life. Now she is vindicated" @Lees_Martina covers in the The Times the story of my very good friend and fellow campaigner the late Amanda Walker.
We arranged a conference in the House of Lords where she told us in her powerful speech below the impact of the building safety crisis on her.
Steve Day met her regularly and can tell you all that unless PAS9980 is reformed and all flat owners are protected - she will still have wanted us to continue our fight.
We will continue Amanda's fight due to the government currently trying to make it legal to allow unlawful defects to stay on buildings with PAS9980.
Times Article : thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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William Clark retweeted
🦺 More residents forced out of their homes in Canning Town after structural defects were uncovered during building safety case preparation.
They’re being told to pay for alternative accommodation themselves.
How is this acceptable, @mhclg?
standard.co.uk/news/london/e…
ALT Screenshot from article linked in post. It says: Property management company, Prime Property Management, told affected residents: “Given the immediate need to vacate, you will unfortunately have to incur the alternative accommodation costs yourself in the first instance.
William Clark retweeted
The Remediation Bill’s Second Reading offered a glimmer of hope.
But there is much, much more to do.
“Fix first and fast” must become MHCLG’s mantra.
Only then can @UKLabour say no building and no resident is left behind.
Read more ⬇️
endourcladdingscandal.org/po…
William Clark retweeted
#journorequest I'm also looking to speak to an accidental leasehold landlord about yesterday's Budget for @theipaper. Please email me at [email protected] if this is you or you can help. Thanks!
William Clark retweeted
If you’re an accidental landlord that’s forced to rent out their flat due to cladding issues or service charges rendering it unsellable, @UKLabour perverse taxation policy targeting individual landlords is also coming for you. Corporations get a free pass though. @andyburnham
Has John Healey driven what could be the final nail into the coffin of the buy-to-let market by increasing tax on rental income from 2027?
This will disincentivise people from speculating on buy-to-let. Now harder for landlords to pass on costs to renters because of the Renters' Rights Act tribunal.
William Clark retweeted
"My service charges have doubled from £4,000 to £8,000 a year. I feel like I'm being robbed".
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William Clark retweeted
I would sell my flat tomorrow if I could without bankrupting myself but the government who jailed me in this unending cladded purgatory in the first place (as an unwilling leasehold landlord) that I’m a great target for new taxes.
"My service charges have doubled from £4,000 to £8,000 a year. I feel like I'm being robbed".
bbc.in/3Kf7uM6
William Clark retweeted
The legal structure that allows Freeholders to extract unlimited cash from leaseholders via their ability to appoint Managing Agents must end. The new bill must specify that only those who pay service charges be allowed to choose the MA. Bad MAs will be sacked.
Service charges up 26% in a year.
Our supporters are clinging on by their fingernails while the government retreats on its manifesto promise to end leasehold.
@andyburnham talks about taking back control. So why won’t his upcoming Bill give leaseholders the Right to Manage?
William Clark retweeted
BBC News - Leaseholders at Bristol flats 'helpless' after ceilings cave in - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vg… ... @TPOmb @mhclg @mtpennycook plus ca change.
William Clark retweeted
Landlord tax hiked to 44% is going to be grim for us and many other leaseholders who had no intention of being landlords. Combined with our mortgage rate ending 2027 is looking grim. Even webuyanyhouse wouldn’t touch our flat because they don’t want to be landlords in this market
William Clark retweeted
MPs debate the Remediation Bill tomorrow.
We've told @AngelaRayner: Labour must take control and make homes fully safe and sellable.
Positive discussions must now lead to real change.
Read our meeting report and call to action. Email your MP today ⬇️
endourcladdingscandal.org/po…
