EWS: Why the attempt to fix the cladding and mortgage crisis is not working

Insight20.02.207:00 AM by Jack Simpson

The EWS form aimed at solving the cladding and mortgage crisis has not had the desired impact. Jack Simpson finds out why flat owners are still trapped. Picture by Alamy

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