Homeowners to be given more time to pursue shoddy firms under Building Safety Bill proposals

By Carl Brown2021-07-05T08:14:00

Long-awaited legislation published today

The extension of time for homeowners to seek compensation for shoddy building work is part of a package of proposals published today in the long-awaited Building Safety Bill.

The bill is being introduced to prevent a repeat of the Grenfell Tower disaster, which killed 72 people in 2017.

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