Cladding & Other Fire Safety Defects
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What you need to know about cladding and other serious fire safety defects, including what is and isn’t covered by the Building Safety Fund.
What is EWS1?
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The EWS1 form was introduced in December 2019 as a way to reassure mortgage lenders that buildings over 18m were safe, but it has proved problematic.
Buildings Insurance
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Leaseholders in high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding systems face enormous hikes in buildings insurance.
Waking Watch
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Waking watch services (24-hour fire patrols), introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), are costing leaseholders thousands of pounds.