Barry calls on the Housing Minister to keep his word and amend the draft Building Safety Bill

Barry has written to Housing Minister, Chris Pincher, after the passing of the Fire Safety Bill.

The Housing Minister has in the past stated that “the buck stops with those responsible for the development of these buildings” Barry calls on the Minister to keep his word and ensure that no leaseholder anything towards the cost remediating historical building safety defects for which they were not at all responsible.

Barry also referenced the £3.5 billion for cladding remediation on buildings over 18 metres, announced by the Secretary of State.

Barry questioned the Minister strongly on how they arrived at this figure and what support there will be for buildings under 18 metres.

You can read Barry’s letter in full below.

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