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Tower residents in London told to pay £500,000 to replace Grenfell-style cladding

The charred remains of cladding are pictured on the outer walls of the burnt out shell of the Grenfell Tower block in north Kensington, west London on June 22, 2017. Photo: AFP

The residents of a tower block covered in the same fire-prone cladding that killed 71 people in Grenfell Tower last November must pay £500,000 (US$698,100) to make their building safe, a London court ruled on Tuesday.

A tribunal ruled that the leaseholders in the Croydon, South London apartment block were obliged to cover the cost of making their building safe, not the structure’s management company - which could result in them footing £2 million (US$2.79 million) bill.