UK government to force developers to meet £4 billion cladding costs

Homebuilders in England have been told by the government that they must agree to fund the replacement of unsafe cladding on mid-rise blocks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
UK housing secretary Michael Gove wrote to the "residential developer industry" to request that developers agree to "fund and undertake all necessary remediation of buildings over 11 metres that you have played a role in developing".
An estimated £4 billion is required to fix dangerous cladding found on mid-