Homeowners have been advised to add a £14,000 bill to cover fire safety measures at a block of flats to their mortgages. This week, KentOnline reported on leaseholders of homes in Portland House in Sheerness High Street, receiving the bill which had to be paid within 30 days. The deadline is today (October 27). Currently, if there was a blaze in the block residents would have to go back through the building to reach the safety of the ground floor. David Ford, director of landlord Azure Property Consultants, said the firm fully sympathises with the tenants and the company has supported tenants …
