The National Housing Federation, which represents the UK’s housing associations, has welcomed government proposals to improve fire safety in high-rise residential towers but has warned the work required would need taxpayer cash to complete.

The government yesterday launched a consultation on its plans to reform building safety in the wake of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, which came out last year.

The consultation, which closes on 31 July, proposes reform on building safety and spans five broad areas, including accountability, an area that the NHF said was a positive move.

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