We’ll be posting the latest building safety news for customers living in Embankment House and Temple House, Brighton here, so please bookmark this page to stay up-to-date on the work we’re doing to keep everyone safe.
Latest update - 11 July 2025
Next customer meeting: TBC
Thank you to everyone who joined our last meeting.
We’ll be holding a handover meeting from the Major Fire Projects team to the Neighbourhoods team in August. Once the date for this meeting has been confirmed we’ll update this page.
Fire evacuation procedure
The fire safety strategy for Temple House and Embankment House has been changed from ‘simultaneous evacuation’ back to ‘stay put’.
- This means if you’re alerted to a fire outside your home, you should remain inside your flat, if it is safe to do so, keeping doors and windows closed, or unless you’re told to do otherwise by the fire and rescue service.
- If smoke or heat is affecting your home, or you do not feel safe, leave the building immediately using your identified safe escape route.
The fire notice signage in your block will be updated to reflect these changes. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the new signs.
Key upcoming dates
- Remaining scaffolding at Embankment House dropped by 11 July 2025
- EWS1 certificate for Temple House will be issued by 31 July. This is currently with our fire engineer
- The site will be cleared, cleaned and decanted by early August 2025
- EWS1 certificate for Embankment House will be issued by end of August. This is also with our fire engineer.
Resident Liaison Officer
If you have any questions about the remediation project, please email Bouygues’ RLO, Lisa, at [email protected].
For urgent enquiries, please call Lisa on 07917 199336
Clarification for leaseholders
We’re pleased to confirm customers will not be charged for the remedial works at Embankment House and Temple House.
EWS1 forms
If you want to find out more about External Wall Systems (EWS1) forms, please visit our EWS pages, where you can find an overview of the issues surrounding external wall surveys and the answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Get in touch
If you have a question that isn’t answered on the EWS pages, or you have a specific concern, please email us at [email protected]. We’ll aim to respond to you within two working days.