[News] Taxpayers face £4m bill as landlord refuses to make tower block safe

[TomandJerry]

Slough council poised to take over freehold of property and pay for safety work as current owner refuses to foot bill

A landlord who is refusing to pay an estimated £4m bill to make safe a block of flats built with Grenfell-style cladding is likely to be bailed out by the taxpayer."

What a cock

 

[AmexRuislip]

http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/new...00_each_to_cover_cladding_costs/?ref=mr&lp=13

 

[skipper734]

Slough council poised to take over freehold of property and pay for safety work as current owner refuses to foot bill

A landlord who is refusing to pay an estimated £4m bill to make safe a block of flats built with Grenfell-style cladding is likely to be bailed out by the taxpayer."

What a cock

This is completely false news. Well the headline is at least.

 

[drew]

Slough council poised to take over freehold of property and pay for safety work as current owner refuses to foot bill

A landlord who is refusing to pay an estimated £4m bill to make safe a block of flats built with Grenfell-style cladding is likely to be bailed out by the taxpayer."

What a cock

Standard practice. Freeholder splits maintenance costs between the leaseholders. Goes on all the time.

 

[Surf's Up]

Standard practice. Freeholder splits maintenance costs between the leaseholders. Goes on all the time.

Also happening in Croydon I believe, although there the billionaire freeholder is making the leaseholders pay, £31k per flat apparently!

 

[drew]

Also happening in Croydon I believe, although there the billionaire freeholder is making the leaseholders pay, £31k per flat apparently!

Think the OP is getting his knickers in a twist and confusing tenants with leaseholders!!!!

 

[severnside gull]

How much is the asset worth once the work is complete/
!