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Howard
I guess it'll get sorted out in the end (with someone else ending up paying) but it puts the current residents in a shit position (not to mention living in a block clad in the same stuff that Grenfell was) and for a long time.
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The tribunal chairman suggested residents may have claims against other parties involved, including the government. Andrew listed the cladding manufacturer, “if warranties were given as to its suitability”, and Barratt Homes, which built the blocks in 2001, “if they were negligent as to the selection and installation of the cladding”.
He said leaseholders could mount legal challenges against the London borough of Croydon “if there were errors in certification process”. That was a reference to the fact that many of the buildings, including Grenfell, were signed off by council building inspectors as compliant with building regulations.
Andrew also said leaseholders could challenge central government “if the building regulations were not fit for purpose”.
But he added that no claims could reasonably commence until Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s public inquiry into the causes of the Grenfell fire had reported, which was unlikely to be until 2019. He warned that tenants could “find themselves mired in litigation for many years, during which time their flats would be effectively unsaleable”.
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