Surveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limbo

Rics seeks to end need for EWS1 form stopping resale or remortgaging despite lack of cladding Flatowners who have struggled to sell their homes because of fire safety risks, despite not having any cladding on their building, could soon be able to find buyers after surveyors proposed changes to how the properties are valued. Following the Grenfell fire tragedy banks and building societies have taken extra steps to ensure buildings have passed fire safety checks before offering mortgages on homes within them. Read full story