Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103804

Flats: Insulation

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Naz Shah

LabourBradford West

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that leaseholders can sell flats where external fire risk assessments identify remedial works.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
Ten major banks and building societies have signed the lenders’ statement on cladding. These lenders have committed to consider mortgage applications for buildings over 11 metres tall, even if a property has building safety issues, provided either the bui...

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