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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional guidance to prevent leaseholders from being liable for 100 per cent of the remediation costs for replacing dangerous cladding in cases where they only own part of a flat through Help to Buy or similar shared ownership schemes.

The Government's position is that building owners and industry should make buildings safe without passing on costs to leaseholders, including shared owners and those who have purchased through the Help to Buy scheme. In line with this, building owners should pursue all routes to meet costs. For example, through warranties and recovering costs from contractors for incorrect or poor work. The Government remains committed to protecting leaseholders from unaffordable costs and will continue to examine what more can be done to protect and support all leaseholders, including shared owners and those who have purchased their homes through Help to Buy.