Britain Syria county Forest city Damascus gossips BLOCK Bill Britain Syria county Forest city Damascus

Refugee who saw home destroyed by bombs fears losing London flat to cladding scandal

Reading now: 519
www.mirror.co.uk

A refugee who saw his home destroyed by bombs in wartorn Syria now fears losing his flat in Britain – over the cladding scandal.

Bassel Deeb is among thousands facing ruinous bills to repair fire safety defects uncovered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

He said: “I lost my home and my life savings in Syria but I didn’t think it would ever happen in the UK.” Bassel, 36, moved here after fleeing Damascus in 2012 with just a backpack.

He saved £15,000 for a deposit towards a 25% stake of a one-bed flat in a shared ownership scheme. But now he fears getting a huge bill to replace flammable cladding and timber balconies at the block in Forest Gate, East London.

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA