Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recourse leaseholders have when a sale on their property falls through as a result of the building owner not undertaking an EWS assessment in a timely manner.

The EWS1 process is not a Government or regulatory requirement.

The Government is providing nearly £700,000 funding to RICS to train up to 2,000 assessors to undertake EWS assessments. So far over 700 professionals have enrolled.