Question follow-through · 76755
Flats: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of unsafe cladding on the ability of leaseholders to sell their flats; and what steps his Department plans to take to
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 19 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of unsafe cladding on the ability of leaseholders to sell their flats; and what steps his Department plans to take to
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Sept 2025
Answer published
Ten major mortgage lenders have pledged to consider lending on properties in buildings which are 11 metres or above even if there are unresolved building safety issues. The building must be in a remediation scheme, and/or the leaseholder must qualify for ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Local Government Finance
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3 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential buildings have been decanted due to (a) unsafe cladding and (b) other fire safety defects in each year since the passage of the Building Safety Act 2022.
Leasehold: Repairs and Maintenance
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Leasehold: Repairs and Maintenance
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the difference in cost between the warranty and the true cost for leaseholders with major water ingress defects in their home.
Ground Rent
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the extent and impact of mortgage providers rejecting mortgages for leasehold properties with ground rent over 0.1% of the sale price
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21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring planning permission to change residential homes to short-term lets.
Building Safety Regulator
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Leasehold
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provisions in the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill for leaseholders of houses on mixed estates containing flats and houses.