Flats: Fire Prevention
Commons · Question 28103 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) mortgage lenders and (b) insurers on their approach to (i) mortgages and (ii) building insurance policies relating to buildings th
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 11 Feb 2025
EWS1s are not a legal or regulatory requirement. They are a mortgage valuation tool and the use of EWS1s is a commercial decision by industry.The Department engages regularly with the mortgage lending and insurance industries. Officials are working closel...