Leaseholders living in blocks with dangerous cladding are
paying more than £11,000 a month between them for waking watch patrols, new
government figures have shown. The figure paid by each individual leaseholder
is £137 on average. However, the monthly figure increases to £17,897 per block
when you take the median average and £331 per leaseholder. A waking watch is a
measure that is required when the presence of dangerous cladding or fire safety
issues means the evacuation policy on a block changes from stay put to
simultaneous evacuation. Read more on Inside Housing.
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