We don't know if flats are safe or death traps

Cladding checks blasted as ‘shambles’

- JOHN SIDDLE

CLADDING fire checks have been branded a costly “shambles”, with leaseholders left in limbo over safety and facing huge bills.

Post-Grenfell inspections to reassure residents their homes are fireproof have delivered radically different results at the same blocks in London.

It means people who bought flats after being told they were safe are now unable to sell up and face costly repair bills because their cladding failed the latest External Wall System (EWS1) check.

A fire safety expert last night said the Government-backed inspections were not fit for purpose.

One 750-home complex in Royal Docks, East London, had THREE separate checks with different results in just 10 months.