Seventh Report - Building Safety: Remediation and Funding
Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 1063
11 March 2022
Recommendations
5 results
5
Rejected
Para 14
Our longstanding view is that leaseholders should not pay a penny to rectify faults not...
Recommendation
Our longstanding view is that leaseholders should not pay a penny to rectify faults not of their doing and to make their homes safe. The amendments tabled to the Building Safety Bill show that the Government does not share that …
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Government Response Summary
The government has rejected the recommendation to scrap the cap on non-cladding costs for leaseholders, citing existing protections for leaseholders.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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8
Rejected
Instead of its piecemeal method of funding remediation according to building height and type of...
Recommendation
Instead of its piecemeal method of funding remediation according to building height and type of defect, the Government should implement our previously recommended Comprehensive Building Safety Fund. The fund should cover the costs of remediating all building safety defects on …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation for a Comprehensive Building Safety Fund, stating it would drive unnecessary remediation works and negatively impact the housing market and does not agree that overseas building owners should not be eligible for remediation funding.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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11
Rejected
Governments share responsibility for the building safety crisis on account of their regulatory failings.
Recommendation
Governments share responsibility for the building safety crisis on account of their regulatory failings. Everyone involved would instantly have more funds to spend on remediation if the Government played its part by removing VAT on building safety activity, which would …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation to remove VAT on building safety activity, stating that the supply of fire safety equipment is already eligible for VAT relief and that there is no guarantee savings would be passed on to leaseholders and that tax policy is a matter for HM Treasury Ministers.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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15
Rejected
Para 39
As they stand, the Government’s proposals create a bizarre lucky dip in which some leaseholders...
Recommendation
As they stand, the Government’s proposals create a bizarre lucky dip in which some leaseholders may see their costs capped at £10,000 (£15,000 in London); some, because they have not yet paid for cladding remediation, may pay nothing at all; …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that this information has not been collected systematically and the department does not have plans to collect it from leaseholders.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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21
Rejected
The evidence we received clearly indicates that it should be the regulator—and not building owners—who...
Recommendation
The evidence we received clearly indicates that it should be the regulator—and not building owners—who decides whether a building needs a fire risk assessment. As such, we recommend that the Building Safety Regulator decides whether a building needs a fire …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation, stating that the Responsible Person under the Fire Safety Order should determine the need and timing of fire risk assessments. The Building Safety Regulator will focus on higher-risk buildings and will assess safety risks including the spread of fire.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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