Student accommodation firm Unite flags potential £3.5m of cladding costs post-Grenfell
Student accommodation provider Unite has said it expects to spend up to £2m replacing cladding on some of its blocks after the Grenfell Tower fire.
Six of the firm’s buildings have been flagged as having cladding that concerned fire officials, although Unite said all have been inspected and have been deemed safe to inhabit.
Richard Smith, Unite’s chief executive, said he took the safety of the company’s residents “extremely seriously” …