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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2021 to Question 59830 on EWS1 forms, if the Government will take further steps to ensure that mortgage lenders do not request EWS1 forms for flats in buildings below 18 metres in height, in line with government guidance.

The Government strongly supports the expert group's view that EWS1s should not be required for buildings under 18 metres and continues to challenge industry on the use of the EWS1 process. Government continues to engage directly with lenders on this issue.