Government to pursue housebuilders over £4bn cladding bill

By Carl Brown2022-01-10T10:55:00

Gove threatens legal action and funding removal if industry doesn’t meet cost of remediating blocks 11 to 18 metres in height

Michael Gove has demanded developers pay the £4bn cost of remediating unsafe cladding on tower blocks.

The housing secretary has today said the largest housebuilders have until early March to contribute to a new fund to cover the cost of safety works on buildings 11 to 18 metres in height. This will replace a previously proposed loan scheme for leaseholders to cover the cost of these buildings.

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