London Residents of tower with Grenfell-style cladding told they must foot £2m bill Owner of Citiscape complex in Croydon has denied responsibility to pay for work, with leaseholders left facing a bill of £31,300 per flat Croydon Cityscape is a private building that has the same cladding as Grenfell. Residents have been told they have to pay to have new cladding installed. The government told the agent to remove the cladding five months ago and Sajid Javid, the housing, communities and local government secretary, last month suggested the landlord was responsible for ensuring residents’ safety. “We know that this work and the costs are unwelcome,” FirstPort, Proxima’s agent, told leaseholders. A FirstPort spokesperson said: “We recognise that the potential costs are significant and are committed to minimising them, while putting residents’ safety first.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2018 18:23 UTC