Residents of Accordia in Cambridge say they are facing financial ruin after their block was declared unsafe because it incorporates timber.

One resident said rules introduced after the Grenfell fire in an attempt to protect residents of dangerous blocks of flats had “spiralled into ludicrosity”.

The Glass Building, part of the Stirling Prize-winning development designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, is said to have failed a facade safety survey because its timber balconies are supported by a framework of oak beams.

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