Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 114234

High Rise Flats: Insulation

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Anneliese Midgley

LabourKnowsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on the levying of service charges in residential buildings that have been fully decanted pending remediation works; and whether she will t

Answer

Samantha Dixon
Some levying of service charges in the event of a decant may be necessary to help pay for remediation. However, leaseholders with qualifying leases will still benefit from the caps on service charges for building safety defects, as set out at Schedule 8 o...

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