Houses in fire estate have ‘no resale value’

A damning new report highlighting major fire safety concerns in a Newbridge housing estate has concluded that the houses have no resale value and will almost definitely have insurance cover withdrawn.

The Milford Manor estate was the scene of a devastating fire on March 31 in which six terraced houses were burnt to the ground in less than half an hour. The latest engineers’ report, commissioned by a couple living in the estate, concludes that there are “major and life- threatening serious shortfalls and discrepancies” in the construction of the houses, particularly in relation to fire safety.

The report details serious issues in relation to the construction of walls, ceilings and the supply of fire doors, all of which are by design supposed to have a one-hour fire resistance to stop the spread of fire.