Correspondence

Updates on building safety reforms: Dear Colleague Letter (2 April 2020)

Letter from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP on the government’s plan to reform the building safety system, including the impact of COVID-19 on remediation of unsafe cladding.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
Published
2 April 2020

Applies to England

Documents

Updates on building safety reforms: Dear Colleague Letter (2 April 2020)

PDF, 176 KB, 5 pages

Details

This letter covers:

  • publication of the government’s plan to reform the building safety system
  • remediation of unsafe cladding, including the impact of COVID-19
  • measures to be included in the forthcoming update to Approved Document B
  • action the government are taking with the mortgage and insurance industry on mortgages for properties in high-rise residential buildings
Published 2 April 2020

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