Since the Grenfell fire, repairs have been required to buildings with unsafe cladding. This created an affordability crisis with many flat-owners facing large bills for renovations. The government has ...

Flammable cladding installed on two Slough apartment buildings can be removed after plans were approved. Lexington Apartments ...

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Flat owners will not have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower-height buildings under new government plans, BBC Newsnight understands. It means leaseholders in buildings of between 11 and 18 ...

Every time Tina Murolo hears a siren or alarm, she races with her heart in her mouth out onto her balcony and looks anxiously up the facade of her Sydney CBD apartment building for any sign of a fire.