Cladding being removed from building in Manchester in 2017 Home developers who refuse to pay the costs of removing unsafe cladding could have planning permission and projects blocked under government plans. New powers would also allow cladding companies to be sued and subject to fines for defective products. The […]Click here to view original web…

The proposals will put cladding companies on the hook for the cost of any repairs linked to their materials. Photo: Getty Manufacturers and developers could be effectively blocked from the housing market if they do not cover the costs of removing dangerous cladding from buildings under government plans. The […] Click here to view original…

House builders face having their operations effectively shut down by government if they refuse to contribute to building safety costs The story explained: what does the new plan to protect leaseholders from huge building safety costs involve? Government outlines new laws aimed to protect leaseholders from all cladding costs […] Click here to view original…

Tough new measures that will force industry to pay to remove cladding and protect leaseholders from exorbitant costs have been unveiled by Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove. For those in industry not doing the right thing, the government will be able to block planning permission and […] Click here to view original…

New powers announced by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will allow cladding companies to be sued and subject to fines for defective products, as protections for leaseholders are extended. Building safety Michael Gove has introduced new laws to ensure that developers are forced to […] Click here to view original…

Michael Gove, the housing secretary, accused property businesses of “continuing to profit” Developers who own unsafe blocks and freeholders who “can afford to pay” will be forced to cover the costs of removing dangerous cladding from buildings under government plans. Michael Gove, the housing secretary, accused property businesses of […] Click here to view original…

Firms could in effect be blocked from housing market if they do not fix cladding safety issues Ministers have outlined further details on how the government intends to make developers and manufacturers in the housing industry in England shoulder the costs of replacing dangerous cladding in an effort to […] Click here to view original…

The housing secretary will amend the Building Safety Bill to prevent developers from building and selling new homes if they don’t pay to fix cladding issues on their buildings. Thousands of people have been caught up in the cladding crisis. Now Michael Gove wants legal powers to protect them […] Click here to view original…

The proposed change in the law was included in a long list of measures outlined by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to force the industry to fund the removal of cladding and protect leaseholders from ‘exorbitant costs’. Earlier this year , Gove had told companies […] Click here to view original…

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities also said a commitment to protect leaseholders living in medium or high-rise buildings from having to pay anything for the removal of unsafe cladding would be put into law. More 70 people died when the Grenfell Tower went up in flames […] Click here to view original…

Ministers set to amend law to stop developers from building unless they pay into remediation fund The government has unveiled plans to give legal force to its threats to stop developers from building unless they pay up for cladding remediation costs. It follows a reported letter from the chief […] Click here to view original…

Credit: PA Archive/PA Images The government has outlined more detail on how it says it intends to make developers and manufacturers in the housing industry shoulder the costs of replacing dangerous cladding in a bid to protect leaseholders. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said the plans […] Click here to view original…