Councils gets £8m to hire cladding repair enforcers

The Government is handing more than £8m for councils to recruit dedicated enforcement teams to pursue building owners dragging their heels over building safety refits.
The funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will be split among 59 councils in England and prioritised for those with the highest number of unsafe buildings, particularly focused in London, Manchester and Birmingham.
Minister for Building Safety Lee Rowley said: “Building owners must get e