Building Safety 2022-03-07
2022-03-07
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Q1
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The building safety crisis is causing significant financial burdens on freeholders and leaseholders, with escalating costs for fire safety remediation.
What steps are being taken to resolve the building safety crisis? The Government's actions have not fully addressed the concerns of constituents facing huge bills for waking watch and external wall investigations. Leaseholders in the Renaissance buildings may be liable for £500,000 costs. What reassurances can be given while they wait?
The Government are ensuring that industry and those responsible pay to fix the current crisis. A letter was sent to the Home Builders Federation following developer proposals, welcoming progress but demanding a fully funded plan by month-end or legal imposition. The hon. Lady's constituents' concerns have been articulated clearly, with waking watch funding requests removed. Further clarity on cost allocation and responsibilities is expected by end of this month alongside the passage of the Building Safety Bill.
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Assessment & feedback
The specific reassurances requested for constituent liabilities were not directly addressed; instead, vague promises of future action are given.
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Q2
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Freeholders and leaseholders in the constituency are worried about escalating costs for fire safety remediation, with some tenants facing bills of £9,000 annually.
Leaseholders may face huge bills for fire safety remediation. What reassurances can be given to constituents waiting anxiously for a decision on who is liable for these costs?
Developers have not gone far enough in funding plans to fix unsafe buildings. The hon. Lady's concerns are clear, with waking watch funding requests removed following recent announcements. Further action is expected to address cost allocation and responsibilities by the end of this month, along with safe passage of the Building Safety Bill.
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Assessment & feedback
The specific reassurances for constituent liabilities were not directly addressed; instead, vague promises of future action are given.
Response accuracy