Fire safety advice for low-rise blocks to be withdrawn, Gove says
by Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent from on (#5RNKQ)
Advice that left many leaseholders unable to sell their homes to be retracted by Christmas
Safety advice that has left thousands of households unable to sell their homes after the Grenfell Tower fire will be withdrawn by Christmas, Michael Gove has announced.
The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities told MPs the government would revoke advice that has stood since January 2020 and has led to hundreds of low-rise buildings being deemed unsafe, meaning mortgage companies refused to lend against them.
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