Five years on from the Grenfell Tower disaster, 73 buildings in Greenwich borough still have serious fire safety defects such as flammable cladding, combustible balconies or missing fire breaks, according to data released by City Hall. Events have been taking place across London to mark the anniversary of the fire, which killed 72 people in […]
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Greenwich among the boroughs with most unsafe tower blocks
Greenwich is among the London boroughs worst affected by the capital’s building safety crisis, with just two boroughs having more unsafe tower blocks. The London Fire Brigade revealed last month that there were more than 1,000 buildings in the capital which require residents to evacuate in the event of a fire rather than stay put […]
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Tear out flammable cladding to allow Deptford hotel to open, owner set to be told
Dangerous cladding on a Deptford housing development could be removed as part of plans to build a windowless 123-room hotel on its lower floors. Plans to convert the lower floors of Cavatina Point on Creek Road from commercial use to a hotel were halted a month ago after Greenwich councillors discovered that the block and […]
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‘I want to start crying’: Residents who fear bankruptcy slam Robert Jenrick’s cladding fund
August 2022 update: Optivo announced in May 2022 that it would cover remediation costs for leaseholders at Norfolk House in Deptford, including waking watches and fire alarms. This story is from February 2021 and does not reflect the current situation. Residents living in flats wrapped in unsafe cladding and insulation in two SE London developments […]
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Norfolk House: Shared-ownership residents fear £3 million bill to replace unsafe cladding
August 2022 update: Optivo announced in May 2022 that it would cover remediation costs for leaseholders at Norfolk House in Deptford, including waking watches and fire alarms. This story is from October 2020 and does not reflect the current situation. Buying a shared-ownership flat was meant be a way to escape London’s often ruthless rental […]
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