The government wants building firms to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding from some buildings.
Flat owners should not have to pay for dangerous cladding to be removed from their buildings, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has said.
It may be installed to increase insulation or weather protection, or to improve the building's appearance. It said buildings between 18m and 30m high are four times as likely to have a fire with "fatalities or serious casualties" than apartment buildings in general. The time limit for leaseholders to sue builders over defective flats will also be extended from six to 30 years.Residents of an estate in Camden, north London, were asked to evacuate in 2017 due to cladding concernsAs well as concerns about cladding costs, campaigners say thousands of leaseholders also face large bills to pay for other safety measures not covered by the scheme.Mr Gove said it was his intention to offer support for these costs.
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