Seventh Report - Building Safety: Remediation and Funding
Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 1063
11 March 2022
Recommendations
3 results
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Accepted in Part
We do not agree with the Government’s proposal that only buy-to-let landlords with one other...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Accepted in Part
The Government should table new amendments to the Building Safety Bill to ensure that, where...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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Accepted in Part
Given that the introduction of the PAS 9980 will not result in the elimination of...
Recommendation
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. …
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Government Response Summary
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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