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Government slaps Help to Buy ban on firm because of work at Grenfell

By Dave Rogers 2021-12-17T07:56:00

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Michael Gove puts others on notice they are in his sights as part of crackdown on companies failing to fix ‘building safety crisis’

Rydon Homes has been banned from the government’s Help to Buy scheme following “concerns over unacceptable business practices in their company group” which have emerged at the Grenfell Inquiry, housing secretary Michael Gove said this evening.

The housebuilder will be excluded from the scheme meaning it will no longer have government support and cannot market its properties to first time buyers, with the offer of government-backed loans.

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