Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA refugee who saw his home destroyed by bombs in wartorn Syria now fears losing his flat in Britain – over the cladding scandal. He saved £15,000 for a deposit towards a 25% stake of a one-bed flat in a shared ownership scheme. But now he fears getting a huge bill to replace flammable cladding and timber balconies at the block in Forest Gate, East London. I only have a partial stake yet am expected to pay 100% of the bill.”(Image: Phil Harris/Daily Mirror)The two-block development was built in 2008. (Image: Phil Harris/Daily Mirror)The Government set up a £5billion Building Safety Fund, but if it runs short the bill is set to fall on owners.

Source: Daily Mirror May 01, 2021 16:14 UTC