The extension of time in which to seek compensation, from six years, is part of a package of proposals designed to improve building safety and rights for leaseholders following the Grenfell disaster and resulting cladding costs scandal.

Robert Jenrick, housing secretary, yesterday told the BBC the law change will help leaseholders claim compensation for cladding removal costs. The law change will apply retrospectively, meaning homeowners in a building completed in 2011, for instance, will have until 2026 to take action.

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