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Government Fire Safety Bill victory ’will see leaseholders ruined’

By 2021-04-30T08:21:00

Chris Pincher

Campaigners express horror over bill passing financial responsibility for £10bn of repairs on to leaseholders

Legislation which could see hundreds of thousands of leaseholders facing crippling fire safety bills of up to £100,000 is close to becoming law after MPs voted against an amendment to the Fire Safety Bill.

Despite a significant rebellion of 32 Conservative MPs, the government defeated a Lords amendment to protect residents of buildings from the bills with the commons voting 322 to 256 this week.

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