PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
High Rise Flats: Insulation (10 April 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions has he had with leaseholders of blocks covered in flammable cladding whose owners are refusing to meet the cost of replacing flammable cladding.

Asked by:
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)

The Secretary of State has consistently set out his strong expectation that leaseholders should be protected from the costs of remediation. We are very concerned about the situation affected leaseholders find themselves in through no fault of their own. We are actively engaging with building owners, managing agents and leaseholders to establish where leaseholders are being asked to, or have paid for, remedial works. We are considering various options for ensuring costs are not passed on to leaseholders.

Answered by:
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
15 April 2019