{"id":22902,"date":"2019-06-04T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=22902"},"modified":"2019-06-04T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T17:00:22","slug":"london-could-be-a-forest-of-derelict-residential-towers-warns-ex-planning-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=22902","title":{"rendered":"London could be a forest of derelict residential towers, warns ex-planning chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"website\"Peter Rees, former chief planning officer for the City of London, warns massive refurbishment costs could lead to empty buildings across the cityscape.<\/h3>\n

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Housing Today<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

London\u2019s skyline is in danger of being dominated by a forest of derelict residential towers in 100 years\u2019 time if apartment owners are unable to fund essential refurbishment work, a former leading planner warned this week.<\/p>\n

Peter Rees, former chief planning officer for the City of London, said there was a danger that funds set aside within apartment service charges for major renovation work on the new breed of private residential blocks would be insufficient to cover what was required.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Housing Today<\/em>\u2019s sister title BD he said: \u2018If future refurbishment cycles cannot be funded by the apartment owners, their investments will become unsellable long before the expiry of their 125-year lease,\u2019 Rees said.<\/p>\n

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