to expose and pursue companies responsible for fitting flamable cladding to some blocks of flats. it will announce that it s seeking four billion pounds from developers to cover remedial work on medium sized buildings; a compensation scheme for larger structures is already in place. up to half a million flat owners across the uk may no longer face the cost of replacing dangerous cladding on their properties. campaigners say they re sceptical firms will volunteeer the money though one major house builder has told the bbc it will pay up. a little earlier i spoke to liam spender, who owns a flat affected by the cladding scandal. i live on a mixed height development, half of our buildings are over 18 metres, half are under 18 metres, the building i live in is 1a metres, it s five stories. so theoretically, this announcement helps, but i don t think we have the detail to know how much
of the largest house builders had already spent or committed £1 billion to remediate affected buildings, and that whilst house builders were committed to playing their part, there were other organisations involved in the construction, which should also be involved in remediation costs. labour said the new measures appear far less significant than they sound. but making thousands of homes safe after the grenfell fire continues to be a huge financial challenge for the industry and government. simon browning, bbc news. liam spender lives in a block in east london with flamable cladding and joins me now. thank you for speaking to us a again. what is the situation with your building at the moment? thank ou for your building at the moment? thank you for having your building at the moment? thank you for having me, your building at the moment? thank you for having me, first your building at the moment? thank you for having me, first of your building at the moment? thank you for having