Families living in buildings with Grenfell-style cladding are being charged £2million to remove it
FAMILIES in towers with Grenfell-style cladding are being charged £2million to remove it — more than £20,000 per flat.
The 97 privately-owned Citiscape apartments have the aluminium composite material blamed for the 71 deaths in the West London fire.
They were initially told the bill estimate was £500,000 - and they now fear the latest figure could double to £4 million.
Residents of the blocks in Croydon, South East London, are being taken to a tribunal by management firm Port. A judge is expected to rule they must pay.
Flat owner Srikant Alla said: “The company that put up this cladding should be made to pay.”
Residents are worried about the possible consequences of this stand-off.
Alex Blanc, who owns a ground-floor flat in the block, said: "Look at the value of our flats. It is crazy and everyone is worried sick what will happen if we cannot pay."
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Anuj Vats, another resident, added: "We just cannot afford this sort of money - do they think we are millionaires?"
A spokesman for Port said it was committed to keeping the costs down “while putting residents’ safety first”.
He added: "It is complicated. We are looking for government guidance on how to handle this."