Recent Updates
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"Residents demand more clarity after £13m cladding bill from Barnet Council"
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Website last updated 26th February 2026
Updates Timeline
Generally residents are preparing their homes for HHSRS assessments by making improvements.
Important documents to prepare yourself for the HHSRS Survey:
- The presentation from the council meeting held in June, showing the particular hazards they are looking for — download here.
- The 29 categories of a HHSRS Survey — download here.
The council has advised that they are only taking action on category 1 hazards for fire.
If you are ready for your survey, email TimberFrameHomes@barnet.gov.uk to book.
17th Council Letter — find the letter here.
16th Council Letter — find the letter here.
Letter from Council regarding Party Wall Works — find the letter here.
Final residents meeting held to fill in any residents on the latest updates.
13th Council Letter — Council issued updated letter following meetings, find a copy here.
Slide show of the presentation shown at the council meetings — download here.
Recording of the online session — watch on YouTube.
The council held one online meeting and two face-to-face meetings to further discuss concerns and provide an update.
5th Residents Fire Consultant Response — Residents sent a letter from our fire expert to council, specifically to challenge letter 12 — find the letter here.
4th Residents Fire Consultant Response — Regarding Freedom of Information Requests — find the letter here.
12th Council Letter — Council issued updated letter for a Q&A session — find the letter here.
Pre-inspection guide — download here.
Examples of fire stopping details from the pilot house — download here.
3rd Residents Fire Consultant Response — Regarding the three proposed remedial options — find the letter here.
Council Letter — Update letter to residents — find the letter here. Q&As — download here.
Separate letters for different construction types: Oakleigh Stewarts | Moss Hall Grove.
11th Council Letter — Update letter to residents — find the letter here.
Following sample HHSRS surveys, residents of Brook Meadow and Laurel View were advised NO category 1 hazard was identified — see copy here.
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government issue response — find a copy here.
Inside Housing published article — read more here.
2nd Residents Fire Consultant Response — further comments in response to the council's fire investigation report — read it here.
Building.co.uk releases article on how councils assess uPVC cladding risks — read the article.
Council issues response to residents' fire consultant report — Capitol response | Council response.
10th Council Letter — Barnet Council send update — read it here.
Council begins remedial work on the archetype council-owned properties.
Anne Clarke (London Assembly Member) raises the issue with the deputy Mayor for Housing, Tom Copley.
Some residents attend "Barnet Question Time" to ask for an update. Council advises they had written to the new Secretary of State Angela Rayner — read the issues raised here.
9th Council Letter — read it here.
1st Residents Fire Consultant Response — commissioned fire inspection report sent to Barnet Council:
Barnet Council on "Coordinating a national approach to flammable cladding on low-rise homes" — read the article here.
Further clarification to the HHSRS assessment — find the response here and the HHSRS likelihood table here.
Third residents meeting held — minutes here.
Council provides the Fire Spread Investigation Report from Moss Hall Grove — read the report here.
8th Council Letter — Council appoints independent resident advisor — see the letter here.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan sends letter to the PM on the anniversary of Grenfell Tower, mentioning the Barnet issue — read the letter here.
London Fire Brigade report from the original fire at Moss Hall Grove — download here.
HHSRS Surveys from sample properties:
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7th Council Letter — Update regarding communications with DLUHC — find a copy here.
6th Council Letter — Council issues updated FAQs — find it here.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities attended a meeting with Barnet Council to undertake a technical review.
5th Council Letter — Further Q&As following the drop-in session — find them here.
Ameet Jogia receives a response from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities — read the response here.
Cllr Rawlings receives responses from Lee Rowley MP and Richard Goodman (DLUHC) — see the responses here.
The Standard publishes article — read here.
Residents hold second meeting — meeting minutes here.
Council provides Low Rise Cladding Feasibility Report — full report | executive summary.
4th Council Letter — fire safety advice — find a copy here.
Council hold "drop in" session. Display board information:
Petition to "Extend cladding remediation funding to buildings under 11 metres" goes LIVE — sign the petition here.
Dr Matthew Offord (MP) raises the issue in the House of Commons for a 2nd time:
"The cladding safety scheme is meeting the cost of addressing fire safety risks associated with cladding on residential buildings over 11 metres high, but that does not include low-rise buildings. The Minister has been contacted by Barnet Council following an investigation of a fire at a low-rise residential property last year, which established that 459 properties in my constituency constituted a category 1 hazard as defined by the Housing Act 2004. The council says that the remedial works will cost each homeowner £23,000, an unaffordable amount for many of my constituents. While low-rise buildings pose less of an escape hazard than high-rise buildings in the event of a fire, the widespread existence of cladding defects is a result of regulatory and industry failure and was not caused by actions taken by my constituents. Does the Minister agree that this is simply not fair, and will he draw up proposals as a matter of urgency to assist my constituents in this endeavour?"
The Minister for Housing, Planning and Building Safety (Lee Rowley) responds:
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the matter of low-rise blocks. According to the evidence that the Department has seen when looking at properties less than 11 metres high, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority do not require fire safety remediation, but I should be happy to meet my hon. Friend to talk about that in more detail. It is important that we continue to highlight the lower likelihood of a problem such as we are discussing today, but it is also important that there are routes to redress. The extension of the Defective Premises Act 1972 provides an opportunity in that regard. It is important for residents, leaseholders and others to be aware of such avenues, and I should be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss those further as well."
Matthew Offord MP raises Burnt Oak cladding in House of Commons — watch here. Please email Matthew at matthew.offord.mp@parliament.uk.
David Pinto-Duschinsky visits Parliament to meet shadow Minister for Building Safety, Mike Amesbury MP.
Email sent to Anne Clarke (London Assembly member) asking for support.
3rd Council Letter — invite to drop-in session — find a copy here.
Residents hold first meeting to discuss concerns — meeting minutes.
2nd Council Letter — updated letter to residents — find it here. Updated FAQs — download here.
Council cabinet meeting held — Fire safety in timber framed properties. Agenda report here.
Email sent to Cedral for comments. Manufacturer fixing guide here.
Heritage statement by Capitol — download here.
Ameet Jogia received call from Michael Gove's office acknowledging the letter.
Petition submitted. Ameet Jogia sends letter to Michael Gove. David Pinto Duschinsky also sends letter to Michael Gove.
Letters regarding a residents meeting sent to ~474 homes — copy of flyer.
Map of affected houses: Burnt Oak | Woodside Park.
Response to council with questions — read the full letter of questions.
Barnet Council sends letter to Rt Hon Michael Gove MP.
Barnet Council sends letter to Richard Goodman, Director General.
Barnet Council announces UK's first-of-its-kind project.
1st Council Letter — sent to residents advising of fire risk and charges of £14,000 – £23,000.
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