ao link
Twitter
Facebook
Linked In
Twitter
Facebook
Linked In

You are viewing 1 of your 1 free articles

Residents moved out of housing association block after ‘significant’ fire safety defects discovered

A housing association has told residents to leave one of its blocks after discovering the need for “significant remedial works”.

Linked InTwitterFacebookeCard
The Riverside Place development was only recently built (picture: Google Street View)
The Riverside Place development was only recently built (picture: Google Street View)
Sharelines

A housing association has told residents to leave one of its blocks after discovering the need for “significant remedial works” #UKhousing

Residents at Riverside Place in Braintree, owned by Home Group, have been told to leave their homes after an extensive survey uncovered fire safety defects.

Details of the defects were not disclosed by Home Group but the association said customer safety is always its “paramount concern”.

The development was only recently built.


READ MORE

G15 landlord spends £22m buying back homes on development evacuated over safety issuesG15 landlord spends £22m buying back homes on development evacuated over safety issues
Hundreds evacuated from council-owned block following gas leakHundreds evacuated from council-owned block following gas leak
Residents to be moved out of Lakanal House sister block to allow fire safety repairsResidents to be moved out of Lakanal House sister block to allow fire safety repairs

Matt Forrest, executive director of operations at Home Group, said: “During one of [our] routine checks, and a subsequent extensive survey, it became clear that significant remedial works are needed at our Riverside Place properties.

“We have been working very closely with Essex Fire Service and have put extensive safety measures in place whilst we carried out our checks. We have kept our customers informed throughout this process.

“These investigations showed that to complete the work required to bring the building to a safety standard that we are satisfied with, unfortunately, we will have to move our customers out of the building. We are aware that this will cause them significant disruption to their day-to-day lives.

“It is not a decision that we have come to lightly. However, our customers’ safety is, and always will be, our paramount concern. We will continue to engage with them every step of the way.”

The Braintree & Witham Times reported that residents have been moved into hotels.

Sign up for our fire safety newsletter

Sign up for our fire safety newsletter
Linked InTwitterFacebookeCard
Add New Comment
You must be logged in to comment.