Asked by: Shabana Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham Ladywood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of resident management companies based in blocks requiring (a) cladding remediation works and (b) non-cladding remediation works in (i) England and (ii) Birmingham.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The information requested is not held.
Information on the number of high-rise (over 18 metres) residential and publicly-owned buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations is available in the Building Safety Programme data release. Information by local authority is published in Web Table 3 of that release.
For high-rise residential buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding, the Department is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications for the Building Safety Fund at pace so more remedial works can begin as swiftly as possible. Information on registrations to the Building Safety Fund (including by local authority) can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registrations-private-sector-and-social-sector.
Information on the prevalence of external wall system life-safety fire risk in 11-18m residential buildings in England is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimating-the-prevalence-and-costs-of-external-wall-system-life-safety-fire-risk-in-mid-rise-residential-buildings-in-england.
Asked by: Shabana Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham Ladywood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his planned timescale is for the implementation of the measures regarding supported exempt accommodation announced on 17 March 2022 in written statement HCWS696.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
We are actively engaging with stakeholders to develop the detail of the measures announced on 17 March. We will introduce any measures requiring legislation when parliamentary time allows.
Asked by: Shabana Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham Ladywood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether an impact assessment was conducted on the referrals local authorities can make on Houses of Multiple Occupancy for council tax revaluation.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
There is no impact assessment required for referrals. The Valuation Office Agency has a statutory duty to maintain an accurate Council Tax list. The Agency acts on information received, including from local authorities and other taxpayers, if it considers that a property’s assessment may be incorrect or needs to be reviewed.
Asked by: Shabana Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham Ladywood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of local authorities that are referring Houses of Multiple Occupancy for council tax revaluation.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
The Department has not had any discussions with representatives of local authorities with regard to the referral, to the Valuation Office Agency, of requests seeking a review of the council tax banding of Houses of Multiple Occupation.
Asked by: Shabana Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham Ladywood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the average increase in council tax for Houses of Multiple Occupancy once those properties are reclassified as multiple properties by the Valuation Office.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
The Department does not hold data on the increase in council tax for Houses of Multiple Occupancy following a banding review. The responsibility for carrying out reviews of council tax bands rests with the Valuation Office Agency which has a statutory duty to maintain an accurate Council Tax list and acts independently of Ministers. Decisions on the levels of council tax are matters for individual councils.
Asked by: Shabana Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham Ladywood)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment estimate he has made of the number of council tax revaluations for Houses of Multiple Occupancy in England in 2020-21.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
The Department does not hold data on the number of council tax reviews for Houses of Multiple Occupancy. The responsibility for considering requests for reviews of council tax bands rests with the Valuation Office Agency which has a statutory duty to maintain an accurate Council Tax list.