Wandsworth Council wants to install sprinklers in all tower blocks of 10 or more storeys.
Before the Council begins, it is asking the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) who should pay for this in the case of Leasehold properties - the council or Leaseholders.
Because the Conservative government won’t foot the bill, each Leaseholder could be presented with a bill in the region of £3,000 to £4,000
We support the installation of sprinklers for residents who want them, but we don’t think it’s fair that Leasehold residents will be forced to pay without the Council properly consulting you.
We are calling on Wandsworth Council to conduct a meaningful consultation process so residents can make their own decision on a block by block basis about whether they want sprinklers.
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Updates
September 2, 2018
Wandsworth Council is stalling and trying to pass the bill for their own negligence onto us. The momentum we have built shows they cannot ignore this fire safety mess any longer. They need to stop hiding behind legal loopholes and start talking to the people actually paying for these buildings.
Reached 100 supporters
September 2, 2018
120 Comments
I do not think residents should have to pay for these - I am a leaseholder and have just had to fork out £2700 for lifts which have been poorly installed, and do not function in the way they should. the same could happen with sprinklers
This is a blanket policy which makes no sense. Each block should be consulted separately and any work should be based upon proper independent risk assessment, particularly for blocks without any cladding. And why should a leaseholder eventually forced pay for the works?
As a tenant and a pensioner I have concerns about the cost of this . We are due to pay for installation of new cold water tanks in 2019 and a bill of £3000-4000 on top of this is very difficult for most of us
Being forced to pay for the sprinklers as a leaseholder is completely unfair, the council are acting as if our safety is their top priority, however if this was the case, all these safety measures would have been put in during the initial renovation of this block. This is quite disgraceful
I do not want sprinklers incorporated within my flat. All Leaseholders should be the initial decision makers on this matter as opposed to the council. An OPT IN (want sprinklers) or OPT OUT(don't want sprinklers) option should be the main consideration
I definitely do not want sprinklers in my property. The block doesn’t have cladding and any fire would be contained in the room or flat without spreading as it’s if concrete construction. We are having Dry Risers fitted and our gas supply pipes are being moved to the exterior of the block. We have had our doors check to make sure they are in Fire Regulation and that we have smoke alarms and easy access to our fire escapes. Surely this is enough precaution?!
the ONLY reason we would ever need sprinklers, is if we had flammable cladding spreading fire, that never spreads in unclad flats as the containment system works, fire crew here within 7 mins anyway, perfectly able to deal with fire which is only ever going to be in the one flat where it started. sprinklers would make zero difference to that flat. in some circs could make things worse for the resident, e.g whole flat soaked instead of single area in one room which needs damping down, which the crew would deal with, without hosing whole flat. has anyone consulted fire chief over this?? have had many opportunities on my estate to see how every fire here has NOT spread, and been put out within 20 mins start to finish. sprinklers totally superfluous to requirements.
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Wandsworth Council wants to install sprinklers in all tower blocks of 10 or more storeys.
Before the Council begins, it is asking the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) who should pay for this in the case of Leasehold properties - the council or Leaseholders.
Because the Conservative government won’t foot the bill, each Leaseholder could be presented with a bill in the region of £3,000 to £4,000
We support the installation of sprinklers for residents who want them, but we don’t think it’s fair that Leasehold residents will be forced to pay without the Council properly consulting you.
We are calling on Wandsworth Council to conduct a meaningful consultation process so residents can make their own decision on a block by block basis about whether they want sprinklers.
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By filling in your personal contact details and providing us with information about your views, you are opting in to allowing the Labour Party and its representatives to use the information you’ve given, as well as other informati+on to which we have an entitlement, to contact you by email, text, phone, websites and apps even though you may be registered with the Telephone Preference Service. You may opt out of being contacted at any time. Your personal information may be used to help us provide you with information to match your interests. We may also use it to alert you of campaigns in which you may be interested and events happening in your area. For the Labour Party’s full privacy policy and how we use your data please see: http://www.labour.org.uk/pages/privacy
Updates
September 2, 2018
Wandsworth Council is stalling and trying to pass the bill for their own negligence onto us. The momentum we have built shows they cannot ignore this fire safety mess any longer. They need to stop hiding behind legal loopholes and start talking to the people actually paying for these buildings.
Reached 100 supporters
September 2, 2018
120 Comments
There has been no consultation whatsoever from Wandsworth Council. and no attempt to explain what and why they are proposing this. Where is the technical and professional evidence supporting the installation please?
I do not think residents should have to pay for these - I am a leaseholder and have just had to fork out £2700 for lifts which have been poorly installed, and do not function in the way they should. the same could happen with sprinklers
This is a blanket policy which makes no sense. Each block should be consulted separately and any work should be based upon proper independent risk assessment, particularly for blocks without any cladding. And why should a leaseholder eventually forced pay for the works?
As a tenant and a pensioner I have concerns about the cost of this . We are due to pay for installation of new cold water tanks in 2019 and a bill of £3000-4000 on top of this is very difficult for most of us
Being forced to pay for the sprinklers as a leaseholder is completely unfair, the council are acting as if our safety is their top priority, however if this was the case, all these safety measures would have been put in during the initial renovation of this block. This is quite disgraceful
I do not want sprinklers incorporated within my flat. All Leaseholders should be the initial decision makers on this matter as opposed to the council. An OPT IN (want sprinklers) or OPT OUT(don't want sprinklers) option should be the main consideration
I definitely do not want sprinklers in my property. The block doesn’t have cladding and any fire would be contained in the room or flat without spreading as it’s if concrete construction. We are having Dry Risers fitted and our gas supply pipes are being moved to the exterior of the block. We have had our doors check to make sure they are in Fire Regulation and that we have smoke alarms and easy access to our fire escapes. Surely this is enough precaution?!
the ONLY reason we would ever need sprinklers, is if we had flammable cladding spreading fire, that never spreads in unclad flats as the containment system works, fire crew here within 7 mins anyway, perfectly able to deal with fire which is only ever going to be in the one flat where it started. sprinklers would make zero difference to that flat. in some circs could make things worse for the resident, e.g whole flat soaked instead of single area in one room which needs damping down, which the crew would deal with, without hosing whole flat. has anyone consulted fire chief over this?? have had many opportunities on my estate to see how every fire here has NOT spread, and been put out within 20 mins start to finish. sprinklers totally superfluous to requirements.
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There has been no consultation whatsoever from Wandsworth Council. and no attempt to explain what and why they are proposing this. Where is the technical and professional evidence supporting the installation please?