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More than three years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, many buildings are yet to have dangerous cladding removed. Credit: PA The extent of London’s cladding crisis has been laid bare by a report from the London Assembly, with both the Mayor of London and the Government urged to act. More than three years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, around two thirds of private residential buildings in London identified as high-risk have still not had cladding removed. In addition, many leaseholders are finding that they cannot sell or remortgage their properties as they are deemed to have no sale value, leaving them trapped in homes that are potentially unsafe. ....