Q I am the owner of a flat on the 14th floor of a 16-storey tower block built in 2010. We recently received a letter from the managing agent saying that since the fire safety regulations were revised in 2018, our cladding is no longer safe or compliant and must be removed. The building has high-pressure laminate (HPL) cladding, and the columns and balconies are insulated render — both fail Advice Note 14. I’m aware of the government’s £200m fund to replace aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding, but we aren’t eligible because we don’t have this kind of cladding.
Although it was the developer that signed off the building as “fit for human habitation”, I suspect that leaseholders will end up paying for it —
