Building Safety: Remediation and Funding

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 19 Jan 2022 Closed: 23 May 2022 Parliament page
The purpose of this inquiry is to examine the effectiveness and impact of the Government’s planned measures to make developers and industry cover the costs of remediation, to scrutinise whether the Secretary of State’s approach goes far enough to finally fix this crisis, and to examine what the funding arrangement … Read more
16 Recommendations
5 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
10 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 18 events
17 May
2022
Report published
17 May
2022
Correspondence
22 Mar
2022
Correspondence
11 Mar
2022
Report published
9 Mar
2022
Correspondence
8 Mar
2022
Correspondence
8 Mar
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1 Mar
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1 Mar
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22 Feb
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22 Feb
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22 Feb
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Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
21 Feb 2022
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Oral Evidence
Rt Hon Michael Gove · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
2 Feb 2022
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Oral Evidence
Charles Roe · UK Finance Cllr Rachel Blake · Local Government Association Geeta Nada · Metropolitan Thames Valley James Dalton · Association of British Insurers (ABI) Kate Henderson · National Housing Federation Richard Collins · Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
31 Jan 2022
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Oral Evidence
Andrew Bulmer · Institute of Residential Property Management Ben Beadle · National Residential Landlords' Association Ben Beadle · National Residential Landlords Association David O'Leary · Home Builders Federation John Mulryan · Ballymore Liam Spender · UK Cladding Action Group Peter Caplehorn · Construction Products Association
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Building Safety: Remediation and Funding HC 1063 11 Mar 2022 21 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
6 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Seventh Report - Building Safety: …
We do not agree with the Government’s proposal that only buy-to-let landlords with one other...
We do not agree with the Government’s proposal that only buy-to-let landlords with one other property should be included in the statutory protections for leaseholders. Should the Government continue to treat buy-to-let landlords differently to other leaseholders there are other … Read more
Government Response
The government extended the number of protected properties from two to three, meaning leaseholders living in their own home and those with up to three UK properties in total will be protected; all leaseholders will be protected where the building owner is connected to the developer.
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16 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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The Government should table new amendments to the Building Safety Bill to ensure that, where...
The Government should table new amendments to the Building Safety Bill to ensure that, where the “polluter(s)” still exist, industry players must compensate leaseholders for remediation and interim costs already paid out and must pay for works that have been … Read more
Government Response
The government will not repay leaseholders for work already undertaken, but states that the Building Safety Act makes it a legal requirement for building owners to exhaust all other routes to fund essential building safety work before passing costs onto leaseholders. It states that caps for leaseholder contributions to non-cladding costs will take into account costs that leaseholders have already incurred.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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20 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Seventh Report - Building Safety: …
Given that the introduction of the PAS 9980 will not result in the elimination of...
Given that the introduction of the PAS 9980 will not result in the elimination of EWS1 forms, we remain concerned that uncertainty will remain about the safety of buildings and will continue to stymie those trying to sell their homes. … Read more
Government Response
The government is committed to a state-backed professional indemnity insurance scheme for EWS1 assessors, is assessing the fire risk assessor market, and has funded RICS to train assessors; but does not directly commit to monitoring and reporting back to the committee on the impact of PAS 9980 or the number of qualified fire risk assessors.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Government Response AI assessment · 21 of 16 classified
Accepted 9
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 2
Rejected 5
Total 16 recs + 5 conclusions
Correspondence 10 letters
17 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair dated 7 May 2022 concerning building safety remediation
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22 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Association of British Insurers dated 22 March 2022 concerning building insurance premiums
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9 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the Association of British Insurers to the Chair dated 8 March 2022 concerning the inquiry into Building Safety: Remediation and Funding
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8 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from G15 to the Chair dated 4 March 2022 following up evidence given before the Committee on 2 February concerning Building Safety
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8 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the British Standards Institution dated 2 March 2022 concerning the Committee's inquiry into Building Safety: Remediation and Funding
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1 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the Construction Products Association to the Chair dated 17 February 2022 following up evidence given before the Committee on 31 January concerning Building Safety
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1 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the National Residential Landlords Association to the Chair dated 22 February 2022 concerning Building Safety: Remediation and Funding
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22 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from Ballymore to the Chair dated 11 February 2022 concerning evidence given before the Committee on 31 January on Building Safety
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22 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair dated 21 February 2022 concerning the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and cladding
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22 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Builders Federation to the Chair dated 16 February 2022 concerning evidence given before the Committee on 31 January on Building Safety
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