Buildings: Fire Prevention

(asked on 11th July 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2019 to Question 274551 on Buildings: Fire Prevention, what steps leaseholders are able to take in the event of being presented with high charges for non-cladding fire safety remedial work.


Answered by
Kit Malthouse Portrait
Kit Malthouse
This question was answered on 17th July 2019

The Government has made it clear that building owners should protect leaseholders from bearing the costs of remediation.

Specialist advice for help to understand leaseholders’ rights can be accessed through the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE). The Government has allocated additional funding to LEASE to provide independent, free, initial advice to leaseholders on building safety issues to ensure they are aware of their rights and are supported to understand the terms of their leases. More information on LEASE, including how to contact them for advice, is available here: https://www.lease-advice.org/.

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