Almost four years after 72 people died at Grenfell, we still have no reliable and regularly updated tally of how many buildings have serious fire safety defects. In February, Boris Johnson pledged: “No leaseholder should have to pay for the unaffordable costs of fixing safety defects.” The prime minister is breaking yet another one of his promises. It is galling to chuck £15bn of taxpayers’ money at fixing the work of property developers and their builders. Property developers should be compelled to pool together and fix the buildings. If the Conservatives are serious about extending home ownership to more people, they need to be on the side of ordinary households, not property developers.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2021 17:50 UTC