Cladding pledge includes promise on ‘proportionate’ repairs

By Carl Brown2022-04-12T08:30:00

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Full text of agreement with government ensures housebuilders will not pay for ‘betterment’ of existing properties

The text of the building safety costs pledge agreed between government and housebuilders reveals both sides have agreed to develop a “proportionate and consistent” approach to scoping the works.

The full wording of the pledge, revealed by housebuilder Barratt, sets out ‘agreed principles’ that housebuilders and the Department for Levelling Up Housing & Communities (DLUHC) have signed up to.

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