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| Salford block residents must pay £100,000 for fire wardens | Salford block residents must pay £100,000 for fire wardens |
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| Court rules that owner can enforce charges at building with cladding similar to Grenfell | Court rules that owner can enforce charges at building with cladding similar to Grenfell |
| Josh Halliday North of England correspondent | Josh Halliday North of England correspondent |
| Sun 28 Jan 2018 10.04 GMT | Sun 28 Jan 2018 10.04 GMT |
| Last modified on Sun 28 Jan 2018 11.41 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 after 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 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 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. |
| “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 to 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 since Grenfell. | 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 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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