Leaseholders Paying More Than £11,000 A Month For Waking Watch

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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