‘Residents of the Axis Apartments Have Endured Years Of Uncertainty Since Fire Safety Issues Were Identified Nearly Four Years Ago, Following The Grenfell Tower Fire’-Andrew Rosindell MP

Yesterday, 17 July, during Business Questions in The House, the Member of Parliament for Romford-Andrew Rosindell MP raised the plight of Axis Apartment residents who have waited nearly four years to have cladding remediation.

The apartments on Mercury Gardens have faced severe delays after fire safety issues were identified. leaseholders remain trapped and unable to resell or remortgage their properties also added by the burden of rising costs.

Mr Rosindell called on the Leader of The House to urge the Secretary of State to intervene urgently to resolve this national crisis.

Mr Rosindell MP said:

“I would like to make the Leader of the House aware of the serious delays to cladding remediation faced by residents of the Axis apartments in Mercury Gardens, Romford. It is a common problem across the country. Residents of the Axis apartments have endured years of uncertainty since fire safety issues were identified nearly four years ago, following the Grenfell Tower fire.

Despite the building’s management agent applying for permission for remediation works over a year ago, the Building Safety Regulator has still not approved the application. This regulatory delay has left leaseholders trapped; they are unable to remortgage or sell their homes, and face ever-increasing insurance premiums and unaffordable safety costs.

Will the Leader of the House ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to make an urgent statement on this matter, so that my constituents, and others across the country facing similar problems, can escape financial ruin and move on with their lives?”

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