UK landlords warned they 'face jail' if they fail to act by new 2029 deadline

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The deadline for removing dangerous cladding from buildings has been set for 2029 by ministers, who have sent out a stark warning to building owners.

The government has admitted there could be as many as 7,000 buildings that still have dangerous materials unnoticed, and has criticised the slow pace of remedial works on those structures already identified.

Under the new Remediation Acceleration Plan, all structures above 59 feet (18 meters) enrolled in a government programme will be free of unsafe cladding by the announced deadline.

Furthermore, those buildings over 36 feet (11 meters) must either complete remediation or have a set date for such work, or owners could receive severe penalties. READ MORE: Date set for unsafe cladding to come down - but campaigners say it's not enough Building safety minister Alex Norris expressed the government's intent in a statement to Sky News: "I would want people who own buildings that are watching this, who have not been remediating them, to know we are on them, we are after them, and we want those buildings remediated.