22 Jun Grenfell Tower Survivors Are Being Rehoused in a Luxury Apartment Complex

Survivors of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire will be permanently rehoused in a £2 billion luxury Kensington apartment complex, the British government announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Communities secretary Sajid Javid revealed that the City of London Corporation has acquired 68 apartments in a complex and handed it to Kensington and Chelsea council for them house the victims of the tragedy.

The price of the private homes in the luxury complex start at £1.5 million and it holds a 24-hour concierge, swimming pool, and private cinema.

The Evening Standard reported that the deal was created by the Homes and Communities Agency on behalf of the British government; they state that the flats were bought at a cost of “tens of millions of pounds”.

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.”

However, residents of the upmarket area have had a mixed reaction to the news; the Independent reports that while many were relieved to hear the remaining families who lost so much were finally receiving new homes, others were outraged and claimed that their presence would lead to a fall in property prices.

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