Grand Union Heights
Network Homes, whose Head Office is in Wembley Park, have written to residents of Grand Union Heights, Alperton to tell them that the cost of remedying safety issues in the development will be £10 million. The development was subject to a fire 'waking watch' until earlier this year when fire alarms were installed according to local sources. One guard remains.
Network Homes have requested that residents who use their flats for 'financial gain' (landlords?) should submit their own claim for government funds:
We’ve submitted the application for the remediation work at Grand Union Heights to the government’s £1bn Building Safety Fund. This does not guarantee that the government will approve the application. Even if we’re successful, the fund does not cover every cost incurred at Grand Union Heights. You need to fill out a state aid form if you ‘use your property for financial gain’. We are unable to do this on your behalf so please spend some time going over the documents to ensure you understand if you need to fill it out. We’ll let you know the outcome when we hear back from the government – we expect it will take them about a month. Whatever the outcome, we’ll hold a webinar where we’ll go through the next steps and you’ll be able to ask us any questions you may have.
Given the developments in Alperton, South Kilburn and Wembley Park we can expect similar claims to be submitted.
