Gove cladding amendments branded ‘draconian’ and ‘extreme’

By Joey Gardiner2022-02-16T10:30:00

Housebuilders say they will continue to negotiate with housing secretary despite threat to stop them trading

A legal expert has branded new powers proposed by Michael Gove designed to prevent housebuilders from operating if they don’t pay into a £4bn fire safety fund as “draconian” and “extreme”.

Housebuilders have nevertheless said they will continue to negotiate “constructively” with the housing secretary over his plans to pay for the remediation of mid-rise buildings affected by the fire safety crisis.

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