Laws brought in to protect leaseholders following the cladding crisis are unlikely to shield them from the cost of fixing buildings with RAAC
have been ordered by the Government to fully or partially close due to safety fears, following the recent collapse of a beam previously considered safe.hospitals, offices, court buildings and homesMillions of homeowners who live in ex-council properties, and pay for building maintenance through their service charge, may now face large bills as concerns grow over the widespread use of the material.
“After Grenfell everybody and his dog started inspecting their buildings and it may be the same with this.” The Local Government Association has ordered councils to check whether any buildings on their estate, including housing, contain RAAC. The situation has some parallels with the building safety crisis that emerged after the Grenfell Tower fire revealed the unsafe use of flammable cladding on tower blocks.
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