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London council begins safety inspections at Levitt Bernstein-designed housing after parts of balcony fall off

By 2023-11-15T07:00:00

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An east London council has begun inspecting dozens of balconies at a Levitt Bernstein-designed housing block in Barking after part of one collapsed into the street at the weekend.

The first phase of the Gascoigne Estate redevelopment was built by contractor Bouygues for housing developer and association L&Q and completed just four years ago.

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