This is a speech given by Sebastian O’Kelly, right, of the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, earlier today at an event chaired by Sir Ken Knight
From the outset I think I should declare that I am not leaseholder nor am I personally involved in the building safety disaster. Nor do I stand to be remunerated by it, either directly or indirectly.
There are many leaseholder speakers who are personally involved in this – and have lived with the anxiety of safety concerns and wipe-out remediation bills – and they have risen in prominence in both Parliament and the media over the past two years as this festering problem keeps grinding on.
