Dan Peters 06 March 2024

Cladding issue could be 'tip of iceberg'

Barnet LBC has warned fire safety issues with nearly 600 low-rise homes could be ‘just the tip of the iceberg across the country’.

The council has announced plans to replace the cladding on the homes in a multi-million-pound scheme it believes will be the first of its kind in the country.

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