to remove flammable cladding from buildings like this one in st albans. alison hills moved here in 2018. the fire safety issues were discovered months later. now she s moved out. you re sat here in a flammable flat 2a hours a day, particularly during lockdown, knowing that your building could go up in flames any minute. i couldn t sleep, i couldn t eat, i couldn t concentrate. my mental health was in absolute bits. but alison s building, like hundreds of others, isn t being made safe. managing agents who act for the building s freeholders are refusing to sign contracts with the government to release the funding. nigel glenn represents the agents. he says the contract, while paying for cladding problems, makes them liable for all other fire safety defects. we represent 325 managing agents none of them have signed. we ve talked to freeholders, we ve talked to cladding action groups, and as far as i know, none of them have signed. it s a really difficult situation.
none of them have signed. we ve talked to freeholders, we ve talked to cladding action groups, and as far as i know, none of them have signed. it s a really difficult situation. we re talking here of hundreds of blocks, potentially hundreds of thousands of people, and we just can t sign it, because by doing so, you take on the liability which would render you technically insolvent. the ministry of housing says the managing agents interpretation of the contract is fundamentally flawed and allows cladding removal without leaving the leaseholders liable for other fire safety costs. leaseholders like stephen in manchester say they ve been waiting long enough. you think you might be able to see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, and then now, unfortunately, they won t sign the agreement, so it s like it doesn t matter how much money the government make available for us, unless that agreement is signed, we re stuck and we re trapped. the longer this dispute between the managing ag
managing agents who act for the building s freeholders are refusing to sign contracts with the government to release the funding. nigel glenn represents the agents. he says the contract, while paying for cladding problems, makes them liable for all other fire safety defects. we represent 325 managing agents none of them have signed. we ve talked to freeholders, we ve talked to cladding action groups, and as far as i know, none of them have signed. it s a really difficult situation. we re talking here of hundreds of blocks, potentially hundreds of thousands of people, and we just can t sign it, because by doing so, you take on the liability which would render you technically insolvent. the ministry of housing says the managing agents interpretation of the contract is fundamentally flawed and allows cladding removal without leaving them or leaseholders liable for other fire safety costs. leaseholders like stephen in manchester say they ve been waiting long enough. you think you might
now she s moved out. you re sat here in a flammable flat 2a hours a day, particularly during lockdown, knowing that your building could go up in flames any minute. i couldn t sleep, i couldn t eat, i couldn t concentrate. my mental health was in absolute bits. but alison s building, like hundreds of others, isn t being made safe. managing agents who act for the building s freeholders are refusing to sign contracts with the government to release the funding. nigel glen represents the agents. he says the contract, while paying for cladding problems, makes them liable for all other fire safety defects. we represent 325 managing agents none of them have signed. we ve talked to freeholders, we ve talked to cladding action groups, and as far as i know, none of them have signed. it s a really difficult situation. we re talking here of hundreds of blocks, potentially hundreds of thousands of people, and we just can t sign it, because by doing so, you take on the liability which would render
managing agents who act for the building s freeholders are refusing to sign contracts with the government to release the funding. nigel glenn represents the agents. he says the contract, while paying for cladding problems, makes them liable for all other fire safety defects. we represent 325 managing agents none of them have signed. we ve talked to freeholders, we ve talked to cladding action groups, and as far as i know, none of them have signed. it s a really difficult situation. we re talking here of hundreds of blocks, potentially hundreds of thousands of people, and we just can t sign it, because by doing so, you take on the liability which would render you technically insolvent. the ministry of housing says the managing agents interpretation of the contract is fundamentally flawed and allows cladding removal without leaving the leaseholders liable for other fire safety costs. leaseholders like stephen in manchester say they ve been waiting long enough. you think you might be a