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L&G modular build site identified with significant mould issues.
At Legal & General’s modular build development in Bonnington, Kent, houses will be taken off their foundations to investigate an issue identified last year with buyers waiting a further year, and in another development in Yorkshire, serious mould issues have been identified. (main pic: Dismantled L&G modular homes at Bonnington. credit: David Griffiths)
As first reported in The Bristol Cable, the foundations of dozens of modular-built houses in the Bonnington development will need remediation work that will see modules removed and potentially removed from site.
“At this time we are exploring the root cause and cannot disclose any further information,” an L&G spokesperson said, adding that buyers would get more details in six weeks.
In addition to the Bonington development, residents at L&G’s first modular-built housing scheme in Selby, North Yorkshire, have raised concerns about poor communication, unexplained delays and a lack of transparency about mistakes and defects affecting homes.
In Selby, L&G, according to reports, admitted that these have included serious issues with damp and mould in brand-new homes after modules were left exposed to the elements. Houses and flats have had to be completely stripped out to fix these, with some still unfinished.
Modules had been stored outside in the damp and cold too long, allowing water to condense inside and creating “some” instances of mould, L&G said.
“Our top priority is building modular homes which meet the highest possible standards and are delivered in a timely way,” the company’s spokesperson said, adding that L&G was “sorry” that customers felt they had not been kept updated.
“In addition [to offering compensation] we will work collaboratively with the local community to establish how best to help them during the extended works required to deliver the scheme,” the spokesperson said. “Bristol, in common with most of our cities, needs more and better housing and despite this setback it remains a priority for us to help deliver this in ways that work best for the local community.”
