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| Landlords told to remove Grenfell-style cladding or face action | Landlords told to remove Grenfell-style cladding or face action |
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| Landlords must remove dangerous, Grenfell Tower-style cladding from their buildings or face enforcement action, the government has warned. | 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. | 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. |
| The clampdown on buildings wrapped in aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding comes after the Grenfell Tower fire last June, which killed 72 people. | The clampdown on buildings wrapped in aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding comes after the Grenfell Tower fire last June, which killed 72 people. |
| Companies contacted by the communities secretary include Lendlease, Pemberstone, Paddington Corporation and GLA Land & Property, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). | Companies contacted by the communities secretary include Lendlease, Pemberstone, Paddington Corporation and GLA Land & Property, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). |
| Firms could be fined or barred from accessing other government schemes if they do not obey. | 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. | 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. |
| Leaseholders face being trapped in unsafe and unsellable homes after struggling with intricate webs of firms involved in the construction, ownership and insurance of their homes, with many denying responsibility for funding cladding replacements. | Leaseholders face being trapped in unsafe and unsellable homes after struggling with intricate webs of firms involved in the construction, ownership and insurance of their homes, with many denying responsibility for funding cladding replacements. |
| The government has already committed to footing the £400m bill to replace cladding on social housing blocks, and Brokenshire said: “There is a moral imperative for private sector landlords to do the right thing and remove unsafe cladding quickly, and not leave leaseholders to cover the cost.” | The government has already committed to footing the £400m bill to replace cladding on social housing blocks, and Brokenshire said: “There is a moral imperative for private sector landlords to do the right thing and remove unsafe cladding quickly, and not leave leaseholders to cover the cost.” |
| Fire safety experts have been advising building owners on the interim safety measures they should put in place until cladding replacements are finished. | Fire safety experts have been advising building owners on the interim safety measures they should put in place until cladding replacements are finished. |
| Some building owners and developers have already agreed to cover all the costs of the work, including Barratt Developments, Mace Group, Legal & General and Taylor Wimpey. | Some building owners and developers have already agreed to cover all the costs of the work, including Barratt Developments, Mace Group, Legal & General and Taylor Wimpey. |
| Brokenshire, the MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, urged other firms to follow their example and warned those “who are not acting quickly enough” to remove unsafe cladding that they could face council enforcement action. | Brokenshire, the MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, urged other firms to follow their example and warned those “who are not acting quickly enough” to remove unsafe cladding that they could face council enforcement action. |
| As of August, 293 private sector residential buildings had been found to have ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet current building regulations guidance. The MHCLG had not been informed of action plans for 200 of the buildings. | As of August, 293 private sector residential buildings had been found to have ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet current building regulations guidance. The MHCLG had not been informed of action plans for 200 of the buildings. |
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