The much-lauded deal to resolve the cladding crisis has hit the skids just a week after being unveiled.
The prime minister said he had personally cleared the way for banks and other lenders to resume offering mortgages on flats in buildings less than 18m tall, which would no longer need a fire safety certificate.
Housing minister Robert Jenrick said that the move would “clear the backlog”.
But the RICS has pointed out that the government has still not changed its fire safety advice which demands an EWS1 form, meaning that valuation firms cannot put a price on the properties and lenders cannot offer loans.
Members accused the government of “passing the buck” without actually changing anything.
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