Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117795

Social Rented Housing: Standards

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce statutory timescales for registered providers of social housing to complete remedial works following the identification of defects in new-build home

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government has no current plans to introduce new statutory timescales for registered providers to complete remedial works on new‑build homes. There are already a range of legal and contractual protections in place to ensure defects are addressed promp...

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