28/06/2021 Developers Behind London's 82ft Sky Pool Refused To Fund Removal Of Grenfell-Style Cladding For Almost Four

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Developers Behind London's 82ft Sky Pool Refused To

Fund Removal Of Grenfell-Style Cladding For Almost
Four Years
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hogger85 · 1d

Not sure I would trust the sky pool then if they shown to not double check the quality of the
cladding was to the right spec)

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MartyMcfagg · 1d

This shows how fucked up the leasehold system is. The freeholder gets only the profit and
all the risk is beared by the leaseholders

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It makes my blood boil.

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At least with renting a house from a landlord there's the implication that if the roof caves
in or the boiler packs up, the landlord is liable. For some people it's worth not having to
put up with all of that nonsense knowing someone else will do so.

When you own your own home then you can feel confident about upgrading the boiler
because you are investing in something you own. But with leasehold flats, you're
somehow responsible for all of the repairs, but you never get to reap the benefits from
that leasehold.

It is absurd.

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pajamakitten · 1d
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And leaseholds are becoming more and more common for that reason. Owners want
the tenants to shoulder the burden for them.

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acidus1 · 1d

"I just want to go on record as saying that a glass swimming pool on the penthouse balcony
is, without a doubt, the absolute worst idea that I have ever heard in my entire goddamn
life. But you’re the men, so…"

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Fernandofan2008 · 1d

If it met the EU and UK standards at the time, they fulfilled their duty.

Reality is that the cladding was legal right? Well it's the building/property owner who then
has to upgrade it. Look at the new boilers; property owner has to pay to upgrade

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travel-monkey-uk · 1d

In this case the current building owner and management company are the same
company who built it. So it’s should have been still their responsibility to pay for the
replacement. Especially given the leaseholders won’t be able to willingly change the
exterior of the building during normal circumstances.

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It was legal because the test results were either falsified or ignored. They were legal but
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Fernandofan2008 · 1d

But legal and met the EU/UK standards.

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KeNickety · 23h

They didn't meet EU/UK standards. Test results were falsified or non-existent. The
fact is, this is fraud.

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Fernandofan2008 · 19h

If that's the case why isn't there ok legal challenges?

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MrPuddington2 · 12h

No, the cladding was not legal. The tests were rigged, and that was an open secret. But
everybody thought there is a quick buck to be made, and they can get away with it. And it
seems they were right.

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Fernandofan2008 · 7h

So who rigged it, the governing body?

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MrPuddington2 · 3h

It was all self certified, that was part of the problem…

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Apollo8217 · 1d

Architects these days. Who is blue christ thought that was a good idea in the first place?

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