The owners of private buildings with unsafe ACM cladding have
been told they must remove it or face enforcement action.
Communities Secretary, the Rt Hon MP has written to around
60 building owners and developers. These include Lendlease,
Pemberstone, Paddington Development Corporation and GLA Land
& Property, setting out the urgent steps they need to take to
avoid financial penalties.
Companies may face financial penalties and restriction of access
to other government schemes if they do not comply. Ministers will
not rule anything out if building owners continue to refuse to
replace the cladding or try to force leaseholders to pay.
Mr Brokenshire has praised building owners and developers such as
Barratt Developments, Mace Group, Legal & General and Taylor
Wimpey, who have agreed to cover all costs of the work
Secretary of State for Communities, Rt Hon MP said:
“There is a moral imperative for private sector landlords to do
the right thing and remove unsafe cladding quickly, and not leave
leaseholders to cover the cost.
“A number of leading developers have stepped up to the mark and
agreed to pay for work, and we urge others to follow their lead.
If they don’t, we have not ruled anything out.
“I am also warning those who are not acting quickly enough to put
in plans to remove dangerous cladding to take action now, or face
enforcement action from their council.”
