The newly published Building Safety Bill “cannot resolve”
the issue of leaseholders facing huge costs for historic fire safety defects, a
minister has said, directly contradicting previous government promises on the
matter. Speaking at the Local Government Association annual conference,
building safety minister Lord Greenhalgh said that while leaseholders are
facing “very big bills” for “seriously shoddy work”, the Building Safety Bill
is not the right mechanism to address it in full. The comments will infuriate
leaseholders and campaigners who have previously been told by Lord Greenhalgh
and colleagues that the new bill would be an opportunity to fix some of the
issues. Read more on Inside Housing.
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