Developers tell Gove others must contribute to £4bn cladding levy as well

By Joey Gardiner2022-01-21T11:02:00

Housebuilders met housing secretary yesterday to discuss plans

Developers have told Michael Gove that the cost of repairing mid-rise blocks of flats affected by the fire safety crisis must be shared with government and the wider construction industry.

A statement from the Home Builders’ Federation came after the first of a series of crunch meetings between the housebuilders and the housing secretary since Gove’s decision last week to force them to contribute £4bn to pay for remediation work.

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