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LONDON FIRE: Luxury Flats Acquired For Grenfell Tower Fire Survivors by xxolisexx(m): 3:04pm On Jun 21, 2017 |
Survivors of London's Grenfell Tower fire are to
be rehomed in a luxury housing development in
the heart of Kensington, the government has
said.
Sixty-eight one, two and three-bedroom flats
have been acquired at the Kensington Row
development, it added.
The apartments are "newly built social housing"
in a complex where the price of private homes
starts at £1.5m.
At least 79 people died and many more were left
homeless after fire engulfed the North
Kensington tower a week ago.
There was widespread criticism and anger from
residents at the slow and chaotic official
response to the devastating blaze.
'Rebuild lives'
The upmarket Kensington Row complex includes
a 24-hour concierge service and a private
cinema, the website of developer St Edward's
says.
Each new home will be fully furnished, and the
government says will be completed to a high-
specification.
The flats are expected to be completed by the
end of July.
It is unclear whether the new tenants from
Grenfell will have access to the same facilities
as those in the private properties, some of which
cost as much as £8.5m.
The Department for Communities and Local
Government said extra public money had been
found so the flats could be fitted out more
quickly, and more builders had been taken on.
It said the "expectation was that these new
properties would be offered as one of the
options to permanently rehouse residents from
Grenfell Tower".
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said Grenfell
residents had been through "some of the most
harrowing and traumatic experiences
imaginable".
"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," he added.
source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40357280 |
Re: LONDON FIRE: Luxury Flats Acquired For Grenfell Tower Fire Survivors by AlienRobot: 3:26pm On Jun 21, 2017 |
That's the spirit right there... Unlike Nigeria where this kinda gesture will take eternity to happen |
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