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To "expose and pursue" companies responsible for fitting flamable cladding to some blocks of flats. it will announce that its seeking four billion pounds from developers to cover remedial work on medium sized buildings; a compensation scheme for larger structures is already in place. up to half a million flat owners across the uk may no longer face the cost of replacing dangerous cladding on their properties. campaigners say theyre sceptical firms will volunteeer the money — though one major h...

For the industry and government. simon browning, bbc news. a little earlier i spoke to liam spender, who owns a flat affected by the cladding scandal i live on a mixed tight developments, half of our buildings are over 18 metres, half are under 18 metres, the building i live in is 14 18 metres, the building i live in is 1a metres, its five stories. so theoretically, this announcement helps, but i dont think we have the detail to know how much help, if any, it will actually be.— any, it will ac...

The financial problems its created, the financial problems its created, the ability to move and all the rest of it? ~ , , the ability to move and all the rest ofit? ~ , ., ., ., of it? absolutely, the amount of stress these _ of it? absolutely, the amount of stress these leaseholders - of it? absolutely, the amount of stress these leaseholders have i of it? absolutely, the amount of- stress these leaseholders have been under the past few years — you must member the tragedy took place in 2017, ...

Gove told MPs he can’t give a ‘cast-iron guarantee’ that money meant for the £11.5bn Affordable Homes Programme won’t pay for cladding fix

Cladding-hit flat owners have been told they will have cap on the amount they pay of £15,000 for those living in London and £10,000 for those living outside of the capital.

Cladding-hit flat owners have been told they will have cap on the amount they pay of £15,000 for those living in London and £10,000 for those living outside of the capital.

Developers who refuse to pay to remove dangerous cladding will be punished, the government says.

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After a deadly high-rise blaze in 2017, countless instances of unsafe building practices came to light. The latest plan to fix them expands who will be covered.

Up to 70 per cent of fire-trap flats may not be covered by new powers to sue developers over building safety failures. A Bill extending the period during which building firms can face legal action over shoddy workmanship from six to 15 years after construction is published today by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. But a snap poll by the UK Cladding Action Group found 239 out of 330 buildings surveyed with fire safety defects are too old to qualify.  A Bill extending the period that building f...