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Court rules that owner can enforce charges at building with cladding similar to GrenfellCourt rules that owner can enforce charges at building with cladding similar to Grenfell
Josh Halliday North of England correspondentJosh Halliday North of England correspondent
Sun 28 Jan 2018 10.04 GMTSun 28 Jan 2018 10.04 GMT
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Residents in an upmarket apartment block with cladding similar to Grenfell Tower have been told they must foot a £100,000 bill for fire wardens.Residents in an upmarket apartment block with cladding similar to Grenfell Tower have been told they must foot a £100,000 bill for fire wardens.
Leaseholders said they feared they would no longer be able to afford to live in the new-build Fresh building, in Salford, following a court ruling on Friday. Leaseholders said they feared they would no longer be able to afford to live in the new-build Fresh building in Salford following a court ruling on Friday.
A tribunal judge ruled in favour of the freeholder E&J Estates – owned by the property tycoon James Tuttiett – to enforce the charges to pay for interim fire wardens. A tribunal judge ruled in favour of the freeholder E&J Estates, owned by the property tycoon James Tuttiett, to enforce the charges to pay for interim fire wardens.
The ruling, which could affect leaseholders across Britain, came after cladding on the Fresh building was found to be unsafe following the Grenfell fire.The ruling, which could affect leaseholders across Britain, came after cladding on the Fresh building was found to be unsafe following the Grenfell fire.
Some of the more than 120 residents in the Fresh building said their service charges would triple following the ruling, meaning they may be forced to move. Some of the more than 120 residents in the Fresh building said their service charges would triple after the ruling, meaning they may be forced to move.
Matthew Crisp, 29, said his service charge had increased from £125 to £360 a month just to pay for the interim fire marshals. Matthew Crisp, 29, said his service charge had increased from £125 to £360 a month to pay for the interim fire marshals.
“I’m worried this now sets a precedent for us to foot the bill for the cladding too, and that’s devastating as I don’t know if I’ll be able to continue living in my home,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “I’m worried this now sets a precedent for us to foot the bill for the cladding too, and that’s devastating, as I don’t know if I’ll be able to continue living in my home,” he told Manchester Evening News.
Crisp said: “If I have to keep paying this it’s going to change my life. Most of my income will go on this – ultimately I don’t know if I’ll be able to carry on living here.” “If I have to keep paying this, it’s going to change my life. Most of my income will go on this. Ultimately, I don’t know if I’ll be able to carry on living here.”
A spokesman for E&J said: “These works are essential and urgent but we absolutely recognise the significant cost to leaseholders. We will do everything we can to keep costs to a minimum but the safety of the residents is our absolute priority. A spokesman for E&J said: “These works are essential and urgent, but we absolutely recognise the significant cost to leaseholders. We will do everything we can to keep costs to a minimum, but the safety of the residents is our absolute priority.
“We are now loaning short term funds to the service charge account to help cover the additional costs currently being incurred and we are working with a number of stakeholders to try and find a longer term solution to help leaseholders in meeting these costs.” “We are now loaning short-term funds to the service charge account to help cover the additional costs currently being incurred, and we are working with a number of stakeholders to try to find a longer term solution to help leaseholders in meeting these costs.”
Residents in the Fresh building are the latest to be hit with a large bill for fire safety works following the Grenfell disaster. Residents in the Fresh building are the latest to be hit with a large bill for fire safety works since Grenfell.
Last week, residents in another upmarket apartment block in Manchester said they had been billed £175,000 for measures. Cladding stripped from their building had “non fire retardant” written on the back, it had emerged. Last week, residents in another upmarket apartment block in Manchester said they had been billed £175,000 for measures. Cladding stripped from their building had “non fire retardant” written on the back, it emerged.
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