Notting Hill settled £20m legal claims over Paragon block in 2019

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Court papers detail previous housing association claims over 1,000-home modular block which was evacuated last week

The owner of a 1,000-home modular housing block evacuated this week because of significant structural and fire safety concerns settled a £20m legal action against the designers and builders of the scheme over a year ago, it has emerged.

Notting Hill Genesis last week announced it had commenced an evacuation of the problem-hit apartment development, called Paragon, after it received expert advice that the 17-storey development was unsafe.

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