Birmingham Leaseholder Action Group

we are an action group, set up in february 2020, to put pressure on those responsible for trapping leaseholders in unsafe buildings, following the grenfell tragedy. cladding removal and replacement, and other fire safety issues raised by grenfell, are resulting in life-changing bills for leaseholders, through no fault of their own. and until repairs are made, leaseholders and tenants are trapped in unsafe buildings. thousands of people are under incredible stress. from first time buyers, who stretched to get their foot on the housing ladder and are now #generationtrapped, through to retirees who now face living in poverty, or face bankruptcy and homelessness, with no chance to earn their way out of this crisis. aims: for the government to underwrite the insurance for our buildings, in the same way they did previously for flood affected houses. insurance companies have, in some cases, quintupled their premiums for flats with unsafe cladding. they are also threatening to pull cover a