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Croydon residents still facing huge bill to remove death-trap cladding

A 95-year-old man facing a huge bill to remove Grenfell-style cladding removed from his home has been hospitalised with stress, a tribunal heard today.

Leaseholders at Citiscape, two connected buildings holding 95 flats in Croydon, south London, face a huge bill for removing flammable material from the outside of the development.

Both blocks failed fire tests ordered by the government in the wake of last year’s Grenfell Tower fire, which left 71 dead.

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