Behbehani Middle East Trading Company is required to remediate fire safety issues at 5 Praed Street in Paddington due to dangerous cladding similar to that used in the Grenfell Tower fire. Following legal action by Westminster City Council, a tribunal ordered extensive safety works to be completed by October 2026. The empty residential building, previously used for overseas students, has faced multiple safety concerns, including defective fire detection systems. The council has expressed commitment to ensuring building safety and reoccupying the property. Legal efforts were catalyzed by previous delays and existing hazard notices.
A Kuwaiti property company must remove dangerous ACM cladding and fix fire safety issues at a Paddington residential block by October 2026, mandated by a tribunal.
The building at 5 Praed Street, previously housing students, has been ordered to address multiple safety concerns including defective fire detection systems.
Westminster Council's legal action followed frustration with delays in remediation works after the council served a hazard awareness notice in 2019.
Judge Carr's ruling mandates the landlord conduct surveys, fix safety issues, and ensure that hazardous cladding will be removed and the property reoccupied.
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