Contractors get easier route to claw back recladding costs

Contractors and developers that have picked up the bill for unsafe cladding repairs are being handed a clearer route to claw back cash from manufacturers.
The Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill, introduced to Parliament yesterday, would strip away legal barriers that have left firms carrying repair costs while manufacturers escape paying their share.
Ministers admit the existing claims regime under section 149 of the Building Safety Act has failed to deliver, with few cases brought.The overhaul