Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 37746
Housing: Warranties
Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent developers from deliberately delaying defect rectification until after the statutory liability period has expired.
Answer
Alex NorrisThe Building Safety Act ensures that those who built defective buildings take responsibility for remedying them. The Building Safety Act extended the limitation period under section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972, which imposes a duty on a person pr...
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