Tower residents told to pay £500,000 to replace Grenfell-style cladding

Leaseholders had argued that replacing the cladding should not be added to their service charge.Leaseholders in an apartment block covered in Grenfell-style cladding have been ordered to pay £500,000 to make their building safe after a tribunal ruled that they, rather than the management company, were obliged to cover the costs.The ruling, which could be challenged, means leaseholders of the 95-apartment Citiscape complex in Croydon, south London, may face a £2m bill, which some have