Housebuilders have made an offer to Michael Gove to pay for some fire safety remediation costs as part of a compromise deal.

Stewart Baseley, chief executive of the Home Builders Federation has set out a suggested offer in a letter to the Housing Secretary released today.

Under the terms of the proposed deal, housebuilders will fund remediation on buildings over 11 metres in height dating back to 2000. They would only fund work on buildings they have developed themselves and only fix issues deemed necessary to fix ‘critical fire safety issues’.