The deal, which includes the industry body Homes for Scotland, could lead to companies which built the properties paying for the cladding work to be remediated.

A number of fire safety regulation changes were made in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, including a ban on combustible cladding for high-rise buildings.

The latest agreement was revealed in a written answer to a parliamentary question, first reported in The Scotsman.

Housing minister Paul McLennan said discussions had taken place around a Scottish Safer Buildings Accord, adding: “We have now reached an in-principle agreement with Homes for Scotland and a number of those wave one developers on the Accord.

“This is an important step in the process.

“We will now move to agree the long form legally-binding contract to support the remediation of developer-linked buildings with unsafe cladding.”

Mr McLennan said the government was “determined” to remove unsafe cladding and ministers will also consider whether new legislation is needed to protect homeowners.

A Scottish Government spokesman said: “The Scottish Government will keep parliament updated on progress.

“We will continue to explore legislative options to safeguard residents and homeowners.”