Flats: Fire Prevention
Commons · Question 123091 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to extend statutory leaseholder protections to residents in buildings under 11 metres where freeholders seek to pass on the cost of remediation or other major w
Answer
Answered by Samantha Dixon, 13 Apr 2026
Regarding cladding, the Department is committed to protecting residential leaseholders from bearing the costs of remediating historic fire safety-related defects as far as is proportionate and offering support to both residents and leaseholders.The Remedi...