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Property Development: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 77434 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish guidance for managing agents and freeholders on how costs should be allocated for remedial works relating to historic building defects whe

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Answered by Samantha Dixon, 13 Oct 2025

The Building Safety Act allows for civil cases to be brought against companies which were associated with those responsible for historic building defects, even when these responsible parties are no longer in existence or are making use of complex corporat...