Government yet to fix date for Responsible Actors Scheme for housebuilders

By Joey Gardiner2023-03-27T12:19:00

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Details published of plans to ban housebuilders from trading over cladding repairs – but no timetable for introduction

The government has declined to indicate when it plans to bring in the Responsible Actors Scheme designed to punish housebuilders that refuse to agree to repair fire safety risks in their own homes, despite publishing details of how the scheme will work.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) set out guidance on Friday which said the scheme will prevent developers from carrying out major planning permissions or from receiving building control approvals for any works.

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