Date set for Birmingham city centre cladding scandal protest as leaseholders criticise Government
A city demonstration will be held at Victoria Square on June 5 at 12 noon ahead of a national event in July
16:49, 21 MAY 2021
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Cladding victims are set to demonstrate in the city centre in June against the Government and developersâ handling of the national crisis.
A schedule of anticipated prices sent to leaseholders last month said new cladding would cost more than £2million.
Other costs included £20,000 for a waking watch, almost £40,000 for a new fire alarm system and more than £270,000 in “professional fees”.
Each leaseholder s share will depend on the size of their flat.
Alex s will be 5.92 per cent of the total – which would be £147,086, based on the estimates provided by Parkfords.
His £75,000 bill was only for the first six months of 2021. Further instalments were to be included in future service charges.
As terrifying as his bill was, he said, Other, bigger flats would have to pay even more.
As the Grenfell Tower Inquiry calls witnesses again on Monday after a nine-week break due to Covid-19, pressure on the government has intensified to fix Britain’s building safety crisis, a scandal Labour claims affects as many as 11 million people. What began as an investigation into how 72 people tragically died in a fire at a west London tower block has methodically uncovered a corporate scandal that has left people throughout the country in.