On 2 December, the Ministry of Housing, Communities
and Local Government (MHCLG) announced
plans to accelerate the remediation of high-rise residential
buildings with unsafe cladding to ensure that all affected
buildings are fixed by no later than December 2029, or if nor,
those responsible will face severe penalties.
Key measures included in the plan are:
- action to identify buildings needing remediation through a
review of 175,000 building records by the end of March 2025
- new legal duties on those responsible to take action and make
their buildings safe
- metro mayors convening regulators and preparing joined-up local
plans to drive remediation in their areas
- additional funding and guidance for regulators to intensify
enforcement activity
- new enforcement measures to hold those responsible to
account
- a
joint plan with developers to fix buildings faster
covering over 95% of buildings to be remediated by developers
- action to begin accelerating remediation of social housing
while working with the sector to announce a long-term strategy in
Spring 2025
- supply chain support to facilitate delivery as remediation pace
increases
- the extension of the Waking Watch Replacement Fund until the
end of March 2026, and
- further measures to ensure that residents are supported and
protected throughout the remediation process.