Evidence session with leaseholders and freeholders on draft Building Safety Bill

• Parliament TV: Building Safety Bill
• Pre-legislative scrutiny: Building Safety Bill
• Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

The draft Building Safety Bill proposes a new regime and enforcement powers to ensure buildings are safe, but also clarify lines of responsibility for when issues arise. Three years on from the Grenfell disaster, many existing buildings are still facing a range of complications due to the presence of unsafe cladding, and other fire safety defects, or lack of documentation to demonstrate they are safe. The consequences for homeowners can include potential bills of thousands of pounds for remediation, unsellable or unmortgageable home and difficulties in insuring their properties.

Purpose of the session

In this evidence session the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee will take evidence from a range of stakeholders representing leaseholders, freeholders, housing associations and insurers on how well the draft legislation addresses building safety issues. This will include the implications of proposed Accountable Person and Building Safety Manager for individual buildings, as well as expectations placed on residents. It will also consider the effectiveness of establishing a Building Safety Charge to cover costs of safety works and wider implications for insuring buildings.

Witnesses

Monday 28 September, 4.00pm

Panel One:

• Martin Boyd, Chair, Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
• Victoria Moffett, Head of Building Safety and Fire Programmes, National Housing Federation

Panel Two:

• Nigel Glen, CEO, Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA)
• Rich Silva, Executive Director, Long Harbour
• James Dalton, Director of General Insurance Policy, Association of British Insurers (ABI)

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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