{"id":122418,"date":"2021-10-06T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/weve-endured-nightmare-over-2-7m-bill-to-fix-our-flats-cladding\/"},"modified":"2021-10-06T13:11:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T06:11:47","slug":"weve-endured-nightmare-over-2-7m-bill-to-fix-our-flats-cladding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/weve-endured-nightmare-over-2-7m-bill-to-fix-our-flats-cladding\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve endured nightmare over \u00a32.7m bill to fix our flats\u2019 cladding"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRemedial costs will have to be paid by owners, many of whom bought through shared ownershipWe in Bridge House, a block of 75 flats, have been through hell and back with our cladding. Two years ago it was found to be flammable. We were told by the management company, HML, that the freeholder refused to help and the \u00a32.7m remedial costs would have to be divided among the leaseholders, many of whom bought under the shared ownership scheme. Then in March this year HML announced that the government\u2019s building safety fund had approved full funding for the works, provided they began by the fund\u2019s deadline of 30 September. The relief was overwhelming. In July we were told that due to a structural technicality the funding offer had been rescinded. We subsequently discovered that the cladding claim had in fact been rejected in March, not approved. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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