Buildings: Insulation

(asked on 20th October 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2021 to Question 13917, when he plans to announce further details of the long-term, low-interest loan scheme for leaseholders in buildings below 18 metres where dangerous cladding needs to be removed; when that loan scheme will be open for applications; whether he has assessed the reasons for the low take up of that loan scheme set up for similar purposes in Victoria, Australia; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Christopher Pincher Portrait
Christopher Pincher
This question was answered on 28th October 2021

Building owners and industry should make buildings safe without passing on costs to leaseholders and we are introducing new measures that will legally require building owners to prove they have tried all routes to cover costs. The Government has announced a globally unprecedented investment of over £5 billion in building safety and hundreds of thousands of leaseholders will be protected from the cost of remediating unsafe cladding from their homes. The Secretary of State is looking closely at this issue to make sure everything is being done to support leaseholders. Further detail on the support offer for leaseholders in residential buildings of 11-18 metres will be released when all options have been fully considered. Officials are in regular contact with their counterparts in Victoria and the Department is committed to working with our international colleagues on matters of building safety.

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