I'm desperate to get out but trapped in a #BuildingSafetyCrisis unsellable flammable cladding flat... 😵💫
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I'm desperate to get out but trapped in a #BuildingSafetyCrisis unsellable flammable cladding flat... 😵💫
Will there be meaningful change on the key issues of non-cladding defects, non-qualifying leaseholders, extortionate buildings insurance or shared ownership buybacks in 2026?
We aren’t holding our breath.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
We aren’t holding our breath.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
January 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Will there be meaningful change on the key issues of non-cladding defects, non-qualifying leaseholders, extortionate buildings insurance or shared ownership buybacks in 2026?
We aren’t holding our breath.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
We aren’t holding our breath.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
BBC - Dangerous building defect remediation standard to become law early 2026.. Letting down millions living in unsafe homes.
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#Grenfell #BuildingSafetyCrisis #PAS9980
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#Grenfell #BuildingSafetyCrisis #PAS9980
December 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
BBC - Dangerous building defect remediation standard to become law early 2026.. Letting down millions living in unsafe homes.
youtu.be/_wN9iaEgMmo
#Grenfell #BuildingSafetyCrisis #PAS9980
youtu.be/_wN9iaEgMmo
#Grenfell #BuildingSafetyCrisis #PAS9980
❌ Serious fire risks assessed as being "tolerable", homes left half-safe at best.
❌ The Government deflects to industry, flats remain unsellable, leaseholders are still trapped.
The merry-go-round of buck-passing continues.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
❌ The Government deflects to industry, flats remain unsellable, leaseholders are still trapped.
The merry-go-round of buck-passing continues.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Major fires still a risk under 'spineless' new safety law, construction boss warns
David Jones believes it will permit too many risks, but the government calls it a proportionate approach.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
❌ Serious fire risks assessed as being "tolerable", homes left half-safe at best.
❌ The Government deflects to industry, flats remain unsellable, leaseholders are still trapped.
The merry-go-round of buck-passing continues.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
❌ The Government deflects to industry, flats remain unsellable, leaseholders are still trapped.
The merry-go-round of buck-passing continues.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
🗨️ “It’s really stressful, it’s really upsetting.
It’s now been six years and I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve been told that it’s progressing or it’s moving along and still nothing’s happened."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
It’s now been six years and I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve been told that it’s progressing or it’s moving along and still nothing’s happened."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Building Safety Regulator delays leaving leaseholders in stressed and in limbo
The Building Safety Regulator's issues have left leaseholders waiting nine months for works. It could also impact Labour's 1.5m-home target.
www.bigissue.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🗨️ “It’s really stressful, it’s really upsetting.
It’s now been six years and I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve been told that it’s progressing or it’s moving along and still nothing’s happened."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
It’s now been six years and I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve been told that it’s progressing or it’s moving along and still nothing’s happened."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Despite strong rhetoric in opposition, Labour’s commitment to building safety is increasingly in doubt.
This drift typifies Labour’s approach so far: governing by targets rather than delivering the change voters expected.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
This drift typifies Labour’s approach so far: governing by targets rather than delivering the change voters expected.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Is Labour betraying cladding victims to meet its housing targets?
By prioritising building houses over building safety, the government is ignoring its own post-Grenfell promises — and putting lives at risk
www.thetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Despite strong rhetoric in opposition, Labour’s commitment to building safety is increasingly in doubt.
This drift typifies Labour’s approach so far: governing by targets rather than delivering the change voters expected.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
This drift typifies Labour’s approach so far: governing by targets rather than delivering the change voters expected.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Today I asked the Deputy Mayor what he's doing to resolve the #buildingsafetycrisis in East Village. I'll be following up on his offer of a proper meeting to discuss how we fix this for suffering leaseholders.
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Today I asked the Deputy Mayor what he's doing to resolve the #buildingsafetycrisis in East Village. I'll be following up on his offer of a proper meeting to discuss how we fix this for suffering leaseholders.
1️⃣ year today since the "Remediation Acceleration Plan" announcement.
The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety.
MHCLG are still dragging their feet.
Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety.
MHCLG are still dragging their feet.
Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
1️⃣ year today since the "Remediation Acceleration Plan" announcement.
The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety.
MHCLG are still dragging their feet.
Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety.
MHCLG are still dragging their feet.
Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
🆕 BREAKING NEWS
We won❗🎉
The Government has finally accepted Lord Young's amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill.
Shared owners who are accidental landlords will be exempt from the 12-month ban on reletting if their sale falls through.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
We won❗🎉
The Government has finally accepted Lord Young's amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill.
Shared owners who are accidental landlords will be exempt from the 12-month ban on reletting if their sale falls through.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
October 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🆕 BREAKING NEWS
We won❗🎉
The Government has finally accepted Lord Young's amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill.
Shared owners who are accidental landlords will be exempt from the 12-month ban on reletting if their sale falls through.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
We won❗🎉
The Government has finally accepted Lord Young's amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill.
Shared owners who are accidental landlords will be exempt from the 12-month ban on reletting if their sale falls through.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
Looks like another #BuildingSafetyCrisis compartmentation failure. The fire has spread across all the dwellings on the top floor.
I'm guessing from the architecture it is a '90s, or later, building.
I'm guessing from the architecture it is a '90s, or later, building.
Two of the Brigade's 32-metre turntable ladders are being used as water towers to help extinguish the #Enfield flat fire from height. www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/20...
September 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Looks like another #BuildingSafetyCrisis compartmentation failure. The fire has spread across all the dwellings on the top floor.
I'm guessing from the architecture it is a '90s, or later, building.
I'm guessing from the architecture it is a '90s, or later, building.
''Flats often come with some off putting factors. (...) This is particularly the case due to cladding issues"
"Service charges are also reaching terrifying levels in some apartment blocks across major cities."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortga...
"Service charges are also reaching terrifying levels in some apartment blocks across major cities."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortga...
Why have home buyers fallen out of love with flats?
A growing number of flat owners are being forced to sell their homes for less than they paid for them, as appetite for single-storey homes appears to wane.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
''Flats often come with some off putting factors. (...) This is particularly the case due to cladding issues"
"Service charges are also reaching terrifying levels in some apartment blocks across major cities."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortga...
"Service charges are also reaching terrifying levels in some apartment blocks across major cities."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortga...
❗Residents in a 35-storey building told "they have six months to get out of their homes because of “additional issues” that have been discovered relating to fire safety in the block."
"The building was only completed in 2022."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
insidecroydon.com/2025/09/12/t...
"The building was only completed in 2022."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
insidecroydon.com/2025/09/12/t...
The Fold folds: Hundreds of tenants given six months to leave
EXCLUSIVE: Croydon faces another housing crisis as poor build quality on four blocks built alongside the Town Hall is forcing the owners to carry out extensive works. By STEVEN DOWNES Residents liv…
insidecroydon.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
❗Residents in a 35-storey building told "they have six months to get out of their homes because of “additional issues” that have been discovered relating to fire safety in the block."
"The building was only completed in 2022."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
insidecroydon.com/2025/09/12/t...
"The building was only completed in 2022."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
insidecroydon.com/2025/09/12/t...
September 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Nothing will solve the housing crisis until the #BuildingSafetyCrisis is fixed, which will take decades and decades. Tens of thousands of first-time buyers are still trapped in unsafe, unsellable flats which is still paralysing the first rung of the housing ladder.
August 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Nothing will solve the housing crisis until the #BuildingSafetyCrisis is fixed, which will take decades and decades. Tens of thousands of first-time buyers are still trapped in unsafe, unsellable flats which is still paralysing the first rung of the housing ladder.
We are going to see an avalanche of claims post #Grenfell #BuildingSafetyCrisis but how many will make it to the public domain
@mhclg time for new laws on public safety disclosures
BDP launches legal action over Kingspan insulation guidance
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/bdp-lau...
@mhclg time for new laws on public safety disclosures
BDP launches legal action over Kingspan insulation guidance
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/bdp-lau...
BDP launches legal action over Kingspan insulation guidance
BDP has launched legal action against insulation manufacturer Kingspan, saying it may be liable for the cost of recladding a building in Lancashire due to its ‘dishonest’ statements about its K15 Insu...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
We are going to see an avalanche of claims post #Grenfell #BuildingSafetyCrisis but how many will make it to the public domain
@mhclg time for new laws on public safety disclosures
BDP launches legal action over Kingspan insulation guidance
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/bdp-lau...
@mhclg time for new laws on public safety disclosures
BDP launches legal action over Kingspan insulation guidance
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/bdp-lau...
We're grateful to Lord Young who tabled an amendment to protect shared owners who are accidental landlords as a result of the building safety crisis.
#RentersRightsBill
#SharedOwnership
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
@eocs-official.bsky.social
📺 Watch the debate
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
#RentersRightsBill
#SharedOwnership
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
@eocs-official.bsky.social
📺 Watch the debate
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
House of Lords
parliamentlive.tv
July 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We're grateful to Lord Young who tabled an amendment to protect shared owners who are accidental landlords as a result of the building safety crisis.
#RentersRightsBill
#SharedOwnership
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
@eocs-official.bsky.social
📺 Watch the debate
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
#RentersRightsBill
#SharedOwnership
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
@eocs-official.bsky.social
📺 Watch the debate
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Catch the full interview with #MatthewWright @LBC on #Grenfell + #BuildingSafetyCrisis & failings of the wider sector leadership
June 2017, one week after 72 lost their lives to #Grenfell - one sector group stated “We’ve said all there is to say on grenfell ”
Twitter link:
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June 2017, one week after 72 lost their lives to #Grenfell - one sector group stated “We’ve said all there is to say on grenfell ”
Twitter link:
x.com/stevemcfirer...
x.com
June 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Catch the full interview with #MatthewWright @LBC on #Grenfell + #BuildingSafetyCrisis & failings of the wider sector leadership
June 2017, one week after 72 lost their lives to #Grenfell - one sector group stated “We’ve said all there is to say on grenfell ”
Twitter link:
x.com/stevemcfirer...
June 2017, one week after 72 lost their lives to #Grenfell - one sector group stated “We’ve said all there is to say on grenfell ”
Twitter link:
x.com/stevemcfirer...
Thanks too #MatthewWright @LBC for having my most explosive interview to-date on #Grenfell & wider #BuildingSafetyCrisis
Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector
2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever”
Audio Link 2/3
Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector
2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever”
Audio Link 2/3
June 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thanks too #MatthewWright @LBC for having my most explosive interview to-date on #Grenfell & wider #BuildingSafetyCrisis
Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector
2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever”
Audio Link 2/3
Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector
2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever”
Audio Link 2/3
Thanks too #MatthewWright @lbc.co.uk for having my most explosive interview to-date on #Grenfell & wider #BuildingSafetyCrisis
Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector
2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever”
Audio Link pt1/3
Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector
2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever”
Audio Link pt1/3
June 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Thanks too #MatthewWright @lbc.co.uk for having my most explosive interview to-date on #Grenfell & wider #BuildingSafetyCrisis
Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector
2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever”
Audio Link pt1/3
Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector
2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever”
Audio Link pt1/3
How about fixing the badly, cheaply built newbuilds in which 100s of 1000s of us are trapped first? The #BuildingSafetyCrisis is not over. #EndOurCladdingScandal @vickyfoxcroftmp.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
How about fixing the badly, cheaply built newbuilds in which 100s of 1000s of us are trapped first? The #BuildingSafetyCrisis is not over. #EndOurCladdingScandal @vickyfoxcroftmp.bsky.social
Absolute travesty hundreds of more families face an uncertain future due to the #BuildingSafetyCrisis
Where are the new @UKLabour gov ministers recovery plans?
Hundreds face imminent eviction as Merseyside tower blocks condemned by firefighters
news.sky.com/story/hundre...
Where are the new @UKLabour gov ministers recovery plans?
Hundreds face imminent eviction as Merseyside tower blocks condemned by firefighters
news.sky.com/story/hundre...
Hundreds face imminent eviction as Merseyside tower blocks condemned by firefighters
Residents of Beech Rise and Willow Rise in Kirkby, Merseyside have been told they need to find somewhere else to live "immediately" after the fire service condemned their buildings due to issues like ...
news.sky.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Absolute travesty hundreds of more families face an uncertain future due to the #BuildingSafetyCrisis
Where are the new @UKLabour gov ministers recovery plans?
Hundreds face imminent eviction as Merseyside tower blocks condemned by firefighters
news.sky.com/story/hundre...
Where are the new @UKLabour gov ministers recovery plans?
Hundreds face imminent eviction as Merseyside tower blocks condemned by firefighters
news.sky.com/story/hundre...
👉 "For properties affected by building safety issues, requests from shared owners to sub-let, including up to a market rent, should always be accepted by registered providers of social housing in England."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
#SharedOwnership
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
#SharedOwnership
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
questions-statements.parliament.uk
May 31, 2025 at 8:29 AM
👉 "For properties affected by building safety issues, requests from shared owners to sub-let, including up to a market rent, should always be accepted by registered providers of social housing in England."
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
#SharedOwnership
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
#SharedOwnership
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Well there you have it folks one development in London facing a £432mil #BuildingSafetyCrisis headache
This is why I’ve said the £5.6bn govuk building safety fund was inadequate.
www.ft.com/content/9bf3...
This is why I’ve said the £5.6bn govuk building safety fund was inadequate.
www.ft.com/content/9bf3...
London’s Olympic Village faces £432mn bill for fire safety defects
Estate management company increased provision by £337mn after discovering new faults
www.ft.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Well there you have it folks one development in London facing a £432mil #BuildingSafetyCrisis headache
This is why I’ve said the £5.6bn govuk building safety fund was inadequate.
www.ft.com/content/9bf3...
This is why I’ve said the £5.6bn govuk building safety fund was inadequate.
www.ft.com/content/9bf3...
We support equal access to funding for social housing providers but we need them to focus on supporting residents, making homes safe, and treating people like shared owners with a lot more respect.
👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
news.sky.com/story/at-lea...
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#BuildingSafetyCrisis
news.sky.com/story/at-lea...
At least 91,000 new affordable homes could be built with cladding money, social housing providers say
The National Audit Office thinks it will have to spend £3.8bn in total to remove non-ACM, combustible cladding on buildings over 11m high. New research suggests that's the cost-equivalent of building ...
news.sky.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We support equal access to funding for social housing providers but we need them to focus on supporting residents, making homes safe, and treating people like shared owners with a lot more respect.
👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
news.sky.com/story/at-lea...
👇
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
news.sky.com/story/at-lea...
👀 I asked Grok to compare changes made by Homes England & the GLA since Labour came to power, and to assess their impact on shared owners trapped in the #BuildingSafetyCrisis.
❌ Sadly, it's not good news for Londoners. Upshot here 👇
❌ Sadly, it's not good news for Londoners. Upshot here 👇
March 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
👀 I asked Grok to compare changes made by Homes England & the GLA since Labour came to power, and to assess their impact on shared owners trapped in the #BuildingSafetyCrisis.
❌ Sadly, it's not good news for Londoners. Upshot here 👇
❌ Sadly, it's not good news for Londoners. Upshot here 👇