Posts Tagged ‘waking watch’
Residents in city’s tallest tower block face massive bills over cladding
Brindley House in Newhall Street Birmingham Birmingham’s tallest residential tower block faces a staggering 775 per cent insurance increase. The massive hike at Brindley House – the biggest increase in Birmingham – has been spawned by cladding regulations that followed the Grenfell Tower blaze. The rapid spread of the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreTower block residents billed for thousands over fire patrols to prevent another Grenfell tragedy
The increase in “waking watch” fire patrols intended to prevent another Grenfell tragedy can be revealed on Friday as tower block residents are being forced to pay thousands of pounds for the protection. At least 420 around-the-clock security patrols are being carried out at buildings known to still have […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreHundreds of flats with Grenfell Tower-style cladding need 24-hour fire patrol
Tens of thousands of people are living in high-rise blocks with Grenfell Tower-style flammable cladding that need 24-hour fire patrols, it has been revealed. An inquiry into the 2017 inferno in West London found that aluminium composite cladding was the main reason the blaze, which killed 72 people, spread […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreResidents at ‘dangerous cladding’ apartment block asked to patrol for fires
Henry Street, Liverpool city centre. Image courtesy of Google Street View People in a seven-storey apartment block covered in ‘dangerous cladding’ were asked to carry out “waking watch” patrols to guard against fire in a move branded as “shocking” by those living there. The idea was proposed by property […] Click here to view original…
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The coronavirus outbreak is causing misery for thousands of people already engulfed in the Grenfell cladding scandal, with residents revealing fresh fears of financial hardship on top of major concerns about their health and safety. People living in tower blocks covered in dangerous cladding had hoped a nightmare was over after the government last month announced an…
Read MoreDangerous buildings protected by ‘waking watches’ have seen 300 fires since Grenfell, new figures reveal
New Inside Housing research exposes the extent of the use of expensive ‘waking watches’ for the first time. Peter Apps goes through the details and finds out whether these services are working. Additional reporting by Nathaniel Barker. Illustration by Mark Long Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
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