Haringey Council leaseholders are set to pay £850,000 towards structural repairs at three residential blocks: Chettle Court, Cordell House, and Edgecot Grove. The average cost per leaseholder is estimated to be £8,873.86, though the range of individual costs is not specified in the meeting information.

The decision was made at a Cabinet Member Signing meeting on Thursday, 27th November 2025, where Councillor Sarah Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning (Deputy Leader), approved a contract for structural remediation works. The total cost of the project is £3,009,487, with £2,943,866 allocated to Contractor A for the 30-week delivery period and £155,621 for professional fees. The contract was awarded under Lot 2.2 of the London Construction Programme Major Works Framework.

The council says it has a statutory and legal obligation to maintain its housing stock in a good state of repair . The works are required to ensure the properties are structurally sound and compliant with current building and fire safety regulations.

The report considered by Councillor Williams detailed the necessary works at each location:

  • Chettle Court: Remediation works to extend the width of the piers to North and East elevations, masonry crack repair and masonry wall tying, existing underpass steelwork support and movement joint steelwork alterations.
  • Cordell House: Remediation works to multiple areas of spalled and cracked concrete to concrete façade, spalled concrete to vent shaft at roof level, cracking to slab soffit, plant room wall concrete damage.
  • Edgecot Grove: Remediation works to extend the width of the piers to North and East elevations, masonry crack repair details, movement joint steelwork alterations and high-level expansion joint replacement.

The council report noted that 96 leaseholders will be affected by the works, with a total of £851,890.51 to be recovered from them. A statutory Notice of Estimates was issued on 11th July 2025, inviting observations, which were received and addressed. A summary of the observations received from leaseholders and the officer responses appears at Appendix B of the report. However, the specific observations and responses are not detailed in the provided meeting information.

The council had previously awarded the contract to Cosmur Construction (London) Limited in 2022, but the company entered liquidation before work commenced due to financial difficulties. While the report doesn't explicitly detail the steps taken to prevent a recurrence with Contractor A, it notes that Bidder A is however a top-ranking contractor on Lot 2.2 on the LCP framework, a Qualifying Long-Term Agreement covering the works involved.

The project was retendered in 2024, with tenderers asked to provide a social value submission accounting for 10% of the total tender score. The Public reports pack for the meeting details the social value performance areas, including employment, local businesses, training, environment, community, and health. Contractor A's specific social value commitments are detailed in Appendix A (exempt report), with bidders required to propose targets for the aforementioned performance areas. How the council will ensure these commitments are met during the 30-week delivery period is not detailed in the public report.