Local authorities have taken action on at least 30 buildings with ACM cladding so far, amid frustration that some building owners aren’t remediating their properties quickly enough.
The news emerged after Conservative peer Lord Bourne asked in a parliamentary written question whether building owners would be held to account for a lack of remediation.
Housing minister Lord Greenhalgh replied that it was clear some buildings were being remediated “too slowly”
He said: “We have written to the relevant local authorities, making sure they are aware of insufficient progress. The Joint Inspection Team, a team set up and funded by government and hosted by the Local Government Association, is providing support to local authorities to take enforcement action under the Housing Act 2004.”
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