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Government to pursue developers for £4bn cladding bill

By 2022-01-10T09:32:00

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Gove threatens legal action and funding removal if industry doesn’t meet cost of remediating blocks 11 to 18 metres tall

Michael Gove has put developers on notice that they will have to pay the £4bn cost of remediating unsafe cladding on tower blocks.

The housing secretary today said the largest housebuilders have until early March to contribute to a new fund to cover the cost of safety works on buildings 11 to 18 metres in height. This will replace a previously proposed loan scheme for leaseholders to cover the cost of these buildings.

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