Greenhalgh: we will follow through on threats if housebuilders don’t pay up

By Carl Brown2022-05-05T05:40:00

Building safety minister tells Building Building Safety Act powers are ‘not for show’

Lord Stephen Greenhalgh has said the government will definitely use new powers in the Building Safety Act to sanction housebuilders if they do not contribute towards fire safety remediation costs.

The building safety minister told Building on Tuesday that with Galliard Homes signing the pledge last week , the “last of the really major housebuilders” have now signed up to Michael Gove’s fire safety developer deal.

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