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<p>Remediation start dates will vary depending on a number of factors including the
extent of the work needed. This work cannot be done overnight – and it must be done
properly. To help expedite the process the Government has agreed to fully fund the
removal and replacement of unsafe ACM cladding on residential social housing buildings,
18m and above owned by local authorities and housing associations, with costs estimated
at £400 million. For the private sector, the Secretary of State has written to private
building owners that do not have any remediation plans in place, urging them to follow
the lead from private companies already doing the right thing, by getting on with
the task of remediating and not passing on costs to leaseholders.</p><p> </p>
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