Tuesday, 26 September 2017

Council To Charge Leaseholders For Sprinklers

Wandsworth Council has previously committed to installing sprinklers in all 100 of its residential buildings of 10 storeys or higher. The council’s Conservative-led executive has now given the green light to proposals to attempt to recover the estimated £24m cost of the works through leaseholder service charges. A report by Brian Reilly, director of housing and regeneration at the council, said it has received legal advice that this route would be possible. The charges will be between £3,000 and £4,000 for each of the 2,358 leasehold flats set to have sprinklers installed. Read more on Inside Housing.

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