You can read more from our political reporter Faye Brown here:įive Conservative-run councils launched legal action back in February over the extension of London's ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ), which is due to come into force on 29 August. The 42-year-old lives in a building in Romford, Essex, with the same type of ACM cladding blamed on the rapid spread of the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017, which killed 72 people.īecause the building is less than 11 metres in height, it does not qualify for government funding. It has been billed by the government as the "biggest intervention on building safety to date" and aims to protect leaseholders from the expensive costs of remediating their properties that have emerged since the Grenfell Tower disaster.īut Lisa Petty, who is facing a £21,000 bill, told Sky News the announcement will "have absolutely no bearing on my situation". The long-awaited Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) opened this week and will provide £5bn to fix medium-rise tower blocks with flammable external walls, in cases where the developer cannot be traced.
Flat owners caught up in the cladding crisis say they will remain trapped in unsellable homes despite a major new scheme to help fund repairs.
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