Creating a safe home for you to live in

Creating a safe home for you to live in

Keeping buildings safe for our customers continues to be a priority focus for us.

This year we undertook £3m worth of fire and building safety work as part of our overall improvement works programme. This work includes the replacement of communal and domestic alarms, upgrade of electrical installations and inclusion of miniature fire extinguishers in some schemes. Our Fire Safety team is also carrying out apartment block inspections to identify and carry out any fire prevention remedial work.

This vital work will continue to be a crucial part of upcoming investment programmes, and you can be assured that we will be continuing to monitor our buildings to ensure all remain safe.

One recent example was our works at 123 Talbot Road in Blackpool. Following a fire in 2020, we carried out several projects to enhance fire safety as well as replacing the roof.

We have also been arranging vital electrical inspections, where we visit every home on a five-year cycle to record the condition of the installation. Two new contractors have been appointed, Sure Maintenance and Lantei, and they will be writing to all affected customers to arrange appointments.