5328 x 3276 px | 45,1 x 27,7 cm | 17,8 x 10,9 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
16 luglio 2022
Ubicazione:
The Decks, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1GG
Altre informazioni:
Runcorn residents in The Decks left 'sickened' over cladding announcement 10th February 2021 Plans to force owners of flats covered in flammable cladding to pay to make their homes safe have left leaseholders feeling “sickened”. Housing secretary Robert Jenrick announced on Wednesday that the government would pay to take dangerous cladding off buildings more than 18m or six storeys high. But for those whose homes fall below that height, the government is only offering long-term loans to pay for the work. For residents of The Decks in Runcorn, where three of the six blocks are below 18m high, this will mean paying up to £50 per month more on top of already soaring insurance bills. The announcement has left leaseholders outraged after the government previously promised they would not have to pay anything for removal of the dangerous cladding that has left them living in fear in flats that are now worthless. Julie Fraser, one of the leaseholders and a member of campaign group Liverpool Cladiators, said: “Personally I feel sickened by the announcement. “As a campaigner, I feel I have let people down. I am not responsible for any of these issues. This announcement is incredibly insensitive and insufficient.” Ms Fraser’s case was mentioned in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon as Labour’s shadow housing secretary Thangam Debbonaire described the plans as “an injustice” and said the government had “betrayed their promises that leaseholders wouldn’t pay for the building safety crisis”. Ms Debbonaire said: “What does the housing secretary say to Julie in Runcorn who lives in a flat with dangerous HPL cladding? Her block is under 18m so she’s unable to access funding promised so far. “She lives in the same development as buildings with the exact same cladding but over 18m so they will be able to access the fund. “Why should this arbitrary 18m height limit mean the difference between a safe home and financial ruin?”
