A plan to protect leaseholders from the spiralling costs
of fixing fire safety problems in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster has
been rejected in parliament after the government headed off a cross-party
challenge. Hundreds of thousands of homeowners are facing bills of up to
£100,000 to repair dangerous cladding, fire doors and insulation systems, but
ministers opposed proposals from the House of Lords, Labour and some
Conservative backbenchers to protect them from costs. Amendments to the fire
safety bill were defeated in a Commons vote after Labour accused the government
of moving “at a snail’s pace” to tackle the problem. Read more on the Guardian
website.
Why do we keep building on land at risk of flooding?
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A recent study by Aviva found that one in nine new homes in England are
being built on land at risk of flooding – often entirely within planning
rules. J...
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