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Morning Briefing: Brokenshire warns private landlords over dangerous cladding

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has threatened to take action if private firms do not remove dangerous, Grenfell-style cladding from their buildings. 

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Morning Briefing: James Brokenshire has threatened to take action if private firms do not remove dangerous cladding #ukhousing

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The Guardian reports that the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government has written to about 60 building owners and developers.

In his letter, he warns that firms could be fined or barred from accessing other government schemes if they do not take action on the cladding.

Meanwhile, The Times says the shell of Grenfell Tower itself will stand until 2022, with demolition to take 18 months.

Before work can even begin, the remains of the tower are still needed to provide evidence for the ongoing public inquiry into the fire.


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In Scotland, according to the BBC, Barratt Developments plans to build nearly 4,000 homes following a series of land acquisitions.

The developer still has to buy more sites for the homes, 700 of which will be affordable.

The BBC also reports on data from building society Halifax, which says that UK house prices picked up last month, rising at the fastest average rate since November.

Prices have grown slowly recently, but this data suggests a reversal of that trend. It is, however, in direct contradiction to the results of a survey last week from Halifax’s rival, Nationwide.

At the same time, five-year fixed-rate mortgage deals are becoming more and more popular, according to the Financial Times.

 

A survey by the paper of lenders and brokers suggests that UK homeowners are worried about the economy and locking into lower interest rates.

Elsewhere, the Independent has a story on leaseholders of houses, 94% of whom, according to data from NAEA Propertymark, regret their decision to buy a leasehold house.

The poll, which did not include leaseholders of flats, also found that 62% believe that their property was mis-sold.

Finally, Daniel Bentley, editorial director of the thinktank Civitas, has written an intriguing piece on the blogging platform Medium.

Mr Bentley picks up on various comments made by housing minister Kit Malthouse at a session last week of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee regarding land value reform.

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What’s on

• A session of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee will at 4.15pm today take evidence on high streets and town centres in 2030.

• The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will also resume from 10am this morning, again hearing evidence from firefighters.

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