The tussle between the House of Lords and the House of Commons as to the extent leaseholders should be liable for the costs of fire safety works on their buildings continued yesterday.

The issue of unsafe cladding has recently been thrust back into public debate with the recent unveiling of the Governments plan on remediation costs and help for leaseholders in dealing with problem cladding.

The recent paper from the Department for Communities and Local Government calling for evidence on the residential conveyancing process heralds the possible reform and review of the home buying process.