Question follow-through · 103803
Flats: Mortgages
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how his Department ensures lenders comply with guidance that EWS1 forms are not required for buildings under 11 metres.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how his Department ensures lenders comply with guidance that EWS1 forms are not required for buildings under 11 metres.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jan 2026
Answer published
Ten major banks and building societies have signed the lenders’ statement on cladding. These lenders have committed to consider mortgage applications for buildings over 11 metres tall, even if a property has building safety issues, provided either the bui...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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