Southwark council votes to refurbish Ledbury estate

Tower blocks on the troubled Ledbury estate in Peckham, south London, whose tenants complained of cracks and building defects in the wake of the Grenfell fire, are to undergo a complete overhaul by the local council.Southwark council has backed a report which recommends a refurbishment of the estate’s towers – Sarnsfield House , Bromyard House, Peterchurch House and Skenfrith House – with part of the funding for the works coming from a deal to allow houses to be built on land adjacent to the estate, half of which will be earmarked for council tenants.Remaining costs would be met from the council’s ring-fenced housing fund, the Housing Revenue Account, it said.