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MPs told that Croydon flats are example of how not to build
The appalling conditions in ‘luxury apartments’ in new-build flats at The Fold, opposite Croydon Town Hall, were raised with a House of Commons select committee hearing yesterday Leading housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa cited The Fold in central Croydon as an … Continue reading
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Tagged ACORN, Alison Butler, Bloom House, Brick by Brick, Build Baby Build, Chorus Apartments, Croydon, Croydon Council, Florence Eshalomi MP, Housing, Jo Negrini, Kwajo Tweneboa, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Scott, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Steve Reed OBE, Taberner House, The Fold, Tony Newman
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UnFolding story: residents’ meeting is moved as concerns rise
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Fire safety inspectors from the London Fire Brigade were on site this morning at The Fold, the 35-storey tower block close to Croydon Town Hall, where residents fear for their well-being because of poor-quality finishes to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
Tagged Alison Butler, Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Kwajo Tweneboa, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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The Fold folds: Hundreds of tenants given six months to leave
EXCLUSIVE: Croydon faces another housing crisis as poor build quality on four blocks built alongside the Town Hall is forcing the owners to carry out extensive works. By STEVEN DOWNES Residents living in Croydon’s fourth-tallest building, 35-storey The Fold, on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Taberner House
Tagged Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Kwajo Tweneboa, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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L&G ‘deeply concerned’ by state of high-rise flats at The Fold
Insurance and pensions giant Legal and General has admitted that there are serious problems with damp and mould, leaking roofs and sewage issues in The Fold, the 35-storey residential tower close to the Croydon Flyover, built on council-owned land, where … Continue reading
Another Croydon scandal: the £3k per month high-rise slums
Activist exposes serious issues with town centre ‘luxury apartments’ which were only built three years ago The housing crisis takes on a whole new meaning when you are a private tenant, living in a building completed just three years ago … Continue reading
Dragging ourselves up by our bootstraps is common ground
Croydon charity sector leader BUSHRA AHMED was asked recently to be a judge at a national awards event. Here, she explains how she took inspiration, and fellow-feeling, from some of the award-winners Each year, the Sheila McKechnie Foundation celebrates the … Continue reading
