Leasehold: Safety
Commons · Question 18022 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Margaret Mullane
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) landlords and (b) management companies are held accountable for safety defects in leasehold properties.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 9 Dec 2024
Regulators - local authorities, fire and rescue authorities and the Building Safety Regulator - have powers to compel landlords and other responsible persons to remediate their unsafe buildings. Where necessary, regulators have powers to prosecute those w...