Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 42585

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 31 March 2025

Answered: 7 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Neil Coyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that penalties are enforced for businesses and freeholders that delay works on cladding issues.

Answer

Alex Norris

Landlords are legally responsible for making sure their buildings are safe and must do so without delay. Where works on cladding issues are delayed, regulators have legal powers to compel work by a set time and can penalise inaction. In 2023, Newham Counc...

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