Theresa May has spoken out over a Bromley tower block wrapped in dangerous cladding.

Days after the leader of Bromley Council said no promises had been made that the local authority would be refunded for vital work, Bob Neill MP pressured the Prime Minister to step in over Northpoint House.

The 10-storey apartment block in Bromley town centre has residents living in worthless homes covered in Grenfell-like materials.

Flat-owners are living in fear, some suffering with mental health and other stress-related illnesses, as the freeholder and developer refuse to cough up the money needed to make the building safe.

Flats are worthless, residents say, and they are paying out thousands a month for a compulsory 24/7 waking watch, which is on top of the millions needed for all the necessary works.

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“Residents have ACM cladding on their building,” Mr Neill said in Parliament today. “They are paying out £5k a week for the waking watch, repairs and remediation costs £3m and they have an enforcement notice expiring on the 30th of April.

“The flats are valueless. They cannot raise the money against them. The freeholders and the developer refuse to accept liability.

“Will the government accept it may be necessary to intervene directly to make sure those innocent flat-owners are not out of pocket?”

Taylor Wimpey, the developer which sold the freehold in 2007, said last month it has no responsibility or ownership for the building.

Citistead, the current freeholder, is holding back, putting responsibility with the government.

Theresa May said: “We do fully expect building owners to take action and not pass costs onto leaseholders. They must do the right thing and if they don’t we are not ruling anything out.

“Local authorities do have the power to complete works and recover the costs from private owners, but I am sure that ministers will be happy to meet with my Right Honourable friend to continue works to make sure residents get the peace of mind they need.”

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The Prime Minister’s statement comes just days after council leader Colin Smith said the authority has had no promises that it would be refunded for carrying out any work.

On Monday night Cllr Smith said: “The council remains in a position of advanced lobbying with the minister of state and his team along with and supporting Bob Neill MP and the ward councillors.

“The council has had no promise of financial assistance to take the works and be refunded in reverse.”

Leaseholders face bills upwards of £70k to make Northpoint safe – an unachievable figure for near enough all 57 flats – and the clock is ticking for the building to be brought up to scratch.

London Fire Brigade’s enforcement notice on the building, meaning internal issues such as fire doors and the alarm system must be fixed, runs out in April – when the building could then be condemned.