Landlords Told To Remove Grenfell-Style Cladding Or Face Action

Landlords must remove dangerous, Grenfell Tower-style cladding from their buildings or face enforcement action, the government has warned. The communities secretary, James Brokenshire, has written to about 60 building owners and developers, including some of the UK’s biggest property firms, explaining the actions they must take to avoid penalties. Firms could be fined or barred from accessing other government schemes if they do not obey. The intervention follows revelations that scores of homeowners were being asked to pay bills that could total thousands of pounds to remove unsafe cladding after building owners refused to fund the work. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/10/landlords-told-to-remove-grenfell-style-cladding-or-face-action