Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 37747

Housing: Warranties

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of developers (a) failing to rectify defects within the statutory period and (b) those defects being exclude

Answer

Alex Norris
The 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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