‘Mr Gove was the fourth Secretary of State we have dealt with since this crisis began – we sincerely thank him and his officials for their engagement with us during his time in office and the determination to materially improve what was on the table since he was promoted to the role last September. Giles Grover, of campaigning group End Our Cladding Scandal, said: ‘We are sorry to see Mr Gove leave the Government. Mr Gove suggested that a prison sentence may be given to building owners that did not comply and continued to invoice residents for remediation costs.Ĭladding became a national issue following the fire at Grenfell Tower in London in 2017 when 72 people died and a further 70 were injured It applies to buildings above 11 metres tall or with more than five storeys. Under his watch, the Building Safety Act was made law, making building owners – rather than the leaseholders of individual flats – financially responsible for making dangerous buildings safe. Mr Gove was credited with making huge progress in the sector, placing an emphasis on making sure developers took responsibility for fire safety defects. Greg Clark steps into the role following the sacking of Michael Gove, just before Boris Johnson made his resignation speech. And we will be looking for a commitment to works towards abolishment of leasehold and implementation of commonhold.’ ‘While imperfect and not leaseholders yet protected, Gove made more progress than any other minister to date. It is hoped that Greg Clark, who has now stepped into the Government role, will be as effective as Mr Gove in making sure building owners pay for any remediation works.įlat owner Natalie Carter (pictured) s calling for reassurance from Greg Clark, the new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communitiesįlat owner Natalie Carter explained: ‘Leaseholders urgently need reassurance from Greg Clark that the work Gove was doing to challenge developers to commit to paying for building safety remediation will continue.

The former housing secretary Mr Gove has been widely praised for his progress in getting developers – rather than flat owners – to pay for fire safety defects. That part of the housing market was paralysed following the Grenfell fire, as lenders refused to lend on cladding-hit properties, leaving flat owners in dangerous homes that they were unable to sell.

Leaseholders say new housing secretary Greg Clark must not halt progressĬladding-hit flat owners are hoping that the new housing secretary will continue the progress of his predecessor, Michael Gove, in helping to resolve the cladding scandal.Former housing secretary Michael Gove made building owners pay for defects.Flat owners are calling for more progress to solve the cladding crisis.Flat owners urge new housing secretary to solve the cladding crisis following progress by Michael Gove in fighting their corner

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