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Controversial plans to build affordable housing flats in Cardiff Bay given go-ahead
The plans for 35 apartments have prompted dozens of objections
The Walters building which will be knocked down for the new block (Image: Google)
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Controversial plans to build a block of flats in Cardiff Bay have been given the go-ahead.
Leaseholders are being charged thousands of pounds for forged fire safety certificates needed to prove their homes are safe from dangerous cladding, the Mail can reveal.
More than a thousand homeowners desperate to know if they are living in fire-trap flats have been shocked to discover that crucial reports have been forged or signed off by unqualified engineers.
Experts believe thousands of dodgy investigations are being carried out across the country.
Rogue companies can pocket five-figure fees for the surveys alone – and can then cash in from any work deemed to be necessary.
Around 1.3million private flats are unsellable unless they pass safety tests after guidance issued in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy