英国政府惊人之举,Sixty-eight flats in £2bn luxury block to be given to families whose lives were devastated

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Sixty-eight flats in £2bn luxury block to be given to families whose lives were devastated in Grenfell blaze
EXCLUSIVE: fire-hit residents to be given permanent homes in luxury block


Residents evacuated from Grenfell Tower are set to move into a £2 billion luxury complex in the heart of Kensington, the Standard can reveal.

Plans are pressing ahead for some of the families made homeless from the devastating fire to be housed in one of London’s most desirable addresses.

The Standard can reveal that new flats in a Kensington High Street development — where penthouses go for up to £13 million — will be used to provide accommodation for families following the huge blaze that destroyed the tower block last week.

Sixty-eight flats in the Kensington Row scheme have been acquired to permanently house families from Grenfell Tower, which is just a couple of miles away.

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Some Grenfell Tower residents are to be re-homed in Wolfe House, part of the same development
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said: “Our priority is to get everyone who has lost their home permanently rehoused locally as soon as possible, so that they can begin to rebuild their lives.”

The new housing move comes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called for luxury empty properties in Kensington to be taken over by the Government to house victims, a demand rejected by ministers.

The development is the second part of a £2 billion regeneration project called the Warwick Road Masterplan.

The deal was brokered by the Homes and Communities Agency on behalf of the government.

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Its chairman Sir Edward Lister told the Standard: “We are identifying suitable properties in the local area to rehouse residents as quickly as possible, as well as offering support to local authorities to run checks on any high-rise buildings.

“We will do everything in our power to help those whose lives have been blighted by this horrendous fire and reassure those who live in similar buildings that their homes are safe.”


Luxury flat residents complain rehousing Grenfell families 'unfair'
The 68 flats have been bought by the City of London Corporation as part of the response to the tragedy, and handed to Kensington & Chelsea Council for social housing.

They will provide “longer-term accommodation” as 250 residents affected are currently being housed in hotels around the area.

The properties bought are a mixture of one, two and three-bedroom flats.

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Emergency workers stand silent in memory of victims
Two bedroom flats are currently being advertised for up to £2.4 million, but it is understood the City of London Corporation paid around £10 million for the flats thanks to an “extraordinary gesture” of goodwill by developer St Edward in selling the properties at their cost price.

A property source said: “They are being sold to the corporation at cost. It is a huge gesture by them. It just goes to is show what kind of mark-up there is.”

The complex, in one of the most sought-after postcodes in the capital, is owned by developer St Edward, a joint venture between the Berkeley Group and Prudential, and features a gym, swimming pool and 24-hour concierge service – although the Grenfell residents will not have access to the services, a spokesman for the Berkeley Group said.

He said the flats were part of its affordable housing allocation, construction of which was being “fast-tracked” to help house the residents.

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A woman sorts through donations for victims (PA)
Extra staff have been committed by the developers, and working hour restrictions will be relaxed so work can continue around the clock to fast-track completion of the development, the Government said.

A spokeswoman for the Department for Communities and Local Government added that the government has also provided additional funding to fit out the flats to ensure they are ready for people to move in to sooner.

Tony Pidgley, chairman of the Berkeley Group, said: “We’ve got to start by finding each of them a home. Somewhere safe and supportive, close to their friends and the places they know, so they can start to rebuild their lives.

"We will work night and day to get these homes ready.”

Alex Jeffrey, chief executive of M&G Real Estate, which manages the property interests of Prudential, added: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the Grenfell Tower fire and are obviously relieved that we can help in some small way by providing homes of high quality within the Borough to some of the families who have been affected.”

The new accommodation is expected to be completed by the end of July.

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Theresa May made an appearance at Grenfell Tower last week
A source at the development said many of the flats had been bought by foreign buyers, often knocking through walls to make bigger homes.

The source said: “It is crazy money. The garage is full of Maseratis and Ferraris. But I think maybe the people here wouldn’t mind the empty flats being used - it would be a way of giving something back.

“There are a lot of empty flats here - it would be the right thing to do.”

A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “The Mayor has been clear that the local authority and the government must work to ensure that all residents affected by the Grenfell Tower fire will be rehoused in the area, unless they choose not to be.

“City Hall continues to work with the housing industry, local authority and the government so that good quality homes are made available as soon as possible.

“Sadiq will continue to hold the government to account to ensure its commitment to rehoming residents locally is made.”
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...s-2bn-luxury-kensington-block-given-grenfell/

Sixty-eight flats in £2bn luxury Kensington block to be given to Grenfell Tower families

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One of the flats in the development CREDIT: BERKELEYGROUP.CO.UK
21 JUNE 2017 • 1:05PM


Anumber of Grenfell Tower families are to be housed in a £2bn luxury development, which boasts a private cinema and swimming pool.

Brand-new flats in a Kensington High Street development have been bought for those who lost their homes in the blaze, according to the Evening Standard.

The private flats in the block start at £1.5m, however the apartments that will rehouse the families are part of the 120 affordable homes being built alongside them.





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The swimming pool in the development CREDIT: BERKELEYGROUP.CO.UK
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Penthouses in the development are expected to go for £13m, and flats in the building are expected to be purchased to permanently house Grenfell families.

The City of London Corporation is acquiring the 68 flats for around £10m as part of the response to the tragedy. A spokesman told the Evening Standard: “We are ready to do everything we can to help the victims of the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower.”

A spokesman for the Berkeley Group, which is building the development under the St Edward brand alongside Prudential confirmed they were finalising plans to rehouse Grenfell Tower residents. It is understood that the company was keen to do something to help the survivors of the fire, selling them at cost price, and have brought forward the date they will be ready.

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The Berkeley Group has confirmed flats in the building are in the process of being sold for former Grenfell residents CREDIT: BERKELY GROUP
Tony Pidgley, the Berkeley Group chairman, said: "We've got to start by finding each of them a home.


"Somewhere safe and supportive, close to their friends and the places they know, so they can start to rebuild their lives. We will work night and day to get these homes ready."

Alex Jeffrey, Chief Executive, M&G Real Estate, which manages the property interests of Prudential, added: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the Grenfell Tower fire and are obviously relieved that we can help in some small way by providing homes of high quality within the Borough to some of the families who have been affected.”

The deal was brokered by the Homes and Communities Agency on behalf of the government.

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The flats are in a desirable part of Kensington CREDIT: BERKELY GROUP
As well as other luxury amenities, the block features a 24-hour concierge service and a gym.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said: “Our priority is to get everyone who has lost their home permanently rehoused locally as soon as possible, so that they can begin to rebuild their lives.”

This move comes after Jeremy Corbyn asked for empty luxury homes in the area to be requisitioned and given to the victims.

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The flats are being bought by the City of London Corporation CREDIT: WWW.BERKELEYGROUP.CO.UK
 
英国政府仁至义尽,他们如果再在英国制造针对平民的恐怖事件的话,真不知该怎么说了。

这世界变化真快。 我在想该国其它民事火灾受害家庭是否也有这待遇?

仔细算是政府用建筑成本价(不含地价)平均191100英镑一套(共68套)买下(看报道说英国发展商开发楼盘,要以一定比例以成本价卖给政府,政府做公益),这社区市场价总价值是20亿英镑。以市场高阶买下的业主现在怎么想?应该很矛盾吧。如果RR山下uniform一些apartment units给政府这样用......?
 
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有钱, 任性, 过度补偿,矫枉过正
 
就怕住进去的人负担不起豪宅的各项开支………………:confused:
 
这个对受害家庭是一种安慰,但是有一个疑问:这豪宅要不要交房产税?还有物业费什么的也不少钱吧?贫民区出来的家庭怎么负担得起?
 
英国政府这招可能是跟中国政府学的,中国政府以往也是砸钱去摆平民族争端(如果少数民族是受损方)。效果怎样,大家也知道,看看乌鲁木齐就知道了。基本上族裔长期更加隔离和对立。

现在也只能希望钱能摆平各方,还英国一个安定的社会了。至少英国政府可以挺起胸板说他们做了能做的一切了,如果那方再搞出针对平民的恐怖事件,政府至少可以证明自己是清白的, 道德和道义的高地还是站住了。
 
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五月总理估计是被这场选举吓到了。选举前的恐怖袭击反而使她丢了很多议席,她只好采取怀柔政策了
 
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