Grenfell Tower fire victims to get new luxurious apartments

Grenfell Tower fire made london families homeless are to be rehouse in new affordable apartments by the government. The apartments are right next to luxury private homes in one of the most exclusive---luxurious --- andf expensive parts of london.

The apartments would be allotted to those families who lost thier loved ones in the Grenfell Tower fire which left atleast 79 people dead and missing.

Sixty-eight apartments in the upscale Kensington Row development have been acquired by the UK government and will be alloted to the victims of Grenfell Tower fire. Kensington Rowis less than two miles from Grenfell Tower.

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"Our priority is to get everyone who has lost their home permanently rehoused locally as soon as possible, so that they can begin to rebuild their lives," UK government Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said after announcing the plan.

Apartments cost up to $4 million

The 68 apartments of Kensington Row is on Warwick Road, off Kensington High Street cost government upto $4 million. The apartments of Kensington Row are the most deireable ones in London.
It's close to the exclusive rooftop bar, Kensington Roof Gardens, which houses a celebrity hangout restaurant and nightclub.

The properties of Kensington Row is designed for high lifestyle pleasure and is developed for private sale or rent, and come equipped with luxury facilities including a gym, private cinema and spa, with current price tags ranging from $2 million to $4 million.

The Grenfell residnts will be moving into two blocks at 357 Kensington High Street had a mixed reaction to the news about their prospective new neighbors. some residents were happy and some were not satisfied. A 24-year-old student, who would only give his first name as Saif, told CNN that he has been living in a one bedroom flat there for three years.

"Actually for me, it's good and it's bad. It's good (that) the government ... give them houses, because they don't have houses, but it's unfair, you know?"

"I am paying here like £3,000 ($3,800) ... and they give it them for free without paying any service charge."

"I was thinking to buy one here after a few years. But I want to see. They say they are going to move at the end of July. So I want to see what will happen. I might move to another place," Saif said.

Another resident, who identified himself as A.J., has been living at the development for two months. "Honestly, I didn't care at first, but if I was to live here (longer term), it would affect me. It's not just about the money.
"If they were to screen the people that were living there, for example if families want to come here, it wouldn't really affect me."

"The cheapest one here is £575 ($730) a week. So it's not like living in Queensway for example, where they're surrounded by benefit houses or affordable homes. People pay a certain amount here just to be secluded."