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June 21st, 2017 | #1 |
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Sixty-eight flats in 2bn luxury block to be given to families whose lives were devastated in Grenfell blaze
Residents evacuated from Grenfell Tower are set to move into a £2 billion luxury complex in the heart of Kensington, the Standard can reveal.
Plans are pressing ahead for some of the families made homeless from the devastating fire to be housed in one of London’s most desirable addresses. The Standard can reveal that new flats in a Kensington High Street development — where penthouses go for up to £13 million — will be used to provide accommodation for families following the huge blaze that destroyed the tower block last week. Sixty-eight flats in the Kensington Row scheme have been acquired to permanently house families from Grenfell Tower, which is just a couple of miles away. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said: “Our priority is to get everyone who has lost their home permanently rehoused locally as soon as possible, so that they can begin to rebuild their lives.” The new housing move comes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called for luxury empty properties in Kensington to be taken over by the Government to house victims, a demand rejected by ministers. The development is the second part of a £2 billion regeneration project called the Warwick Road Masterplan. The deal was brokered by the Homes and Communities Agency on behalf of the government. Its chairman Sir Edward Lister told the Standard: “We are identifying suitable properties in the local area to rehouse residents as quickly as possible, as well as offering support to local authorities to run checks on any high-rise buildings. “We will do everything in our power to help those whose lives have been blighted by this horrendous fire and reassure those who live in similar buildings that their homes are safe.” The 68 flats have been bought by the City of London Corporation as part of the response to the tragedy, and handed to Kensington & Chelsea Council for social housing. They will provide “longer-term accommodation” as ----- snip ----- read full article at source: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...-a3569876.html |
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