Anger as Arsenal doubles bills for leaseholders living by Emirates Stadium

Arsenal are passing on huge insurance fees to ­owners of unsafe flats.

The football giant’s property arm has doubled bills for leaseholders living by the Emirates Stadium.

The Queensland complex – built by a housing trust on Arsenal land – has 110 flats, houses the club’s community hub and is used by players to access underground parking.

But since the Grenfell Tower disaster, in which 72 people died, it has failed safety checks.

Owners will pay up to £50,000 a flat for repairs if they miss out on a fund.

Now buildings insurance is up £51,193 to £95,001.

After a recent survey, it has come to light the cladding on the building does not pass the current fire safety checks (Steve Bainbridge)

Rhiannon Creasey, 34, saw her one-bedroom flat insurance rise from £310 to £673.

She said: “It hurts. A club with all the riches in the world passing on soaring insurance.”

Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, local MP and Arsenal fan, said: “The residents should not bear the costs here.”

Arsenal said: “We take health and safety extremely seriously. We pay market rates and recharge to leaseholders. This is standard practice.”