High Rise Building Safety
2024 has seen the introduction of various safety requirements to how all landlords manage high-rise residential buildings. During discussions regarding these important legal requirements, there were two main areas of focus highlighted. These are external wall / cladding and resident engagement.
We were prompt to respond to these instructions and quickly instructed an investigation into both high-rise external walls systems at Kings House and Vickers House.
As a result, we're proud to share that both high rise blocks have now been fully corrected and carry no external wall risk. This places the residents of in the top 29% of all social landlords in the country with all external wall/cladding concerns 100% fixed. This is something we're very proud of.
Building Safety Manager
The second focus point from the Building Safety Regulator was to engage and communicate with residents in a new improved way. As a result, we would like to introduce Michael Burch as our Building Safety Manager.
Michael will be improving communication, starting with creating a Building Safety Strategy. This will provide ways that our residents can communicate better with us such as:
- Online meetings.
- Pop ups and coffee mornings at your block or close by.
- Direct reporting methods so you can quickly and easily report any safety concerns.
Look out for details from Michael on the new government initivate of Everyone Matters. It's an initivate to help us to understand yours those who live with you's safety needs in the building.
We'll also be working with nominated Building Safety Champions, including joint inspections.
We'd love for our customers to be involved, if you would like any further information on anything here, please contact us at info@estuary.co.uk or call 0300 304 5000.