Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 51555

Mortgages

Tabled: 12 May 2025

Answered: 19 May 2025

Question

Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat — Carshalton and Wallington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that mortgage lenders do not require EWS1 forms where there is no legal requirement; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact o

Answer

Alex Norris

External Wall System (EWS1) forms are not a legal or regulatory requirement in any circumstance.My Department works closely with the mortgage lending industry to understand the challenges in the market for flats affected by fire safety issues, and we are ...

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