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The new Building Safety Act came into force in April 2022 and was drawn up to make those responsible for safety defects in residential buildings liable to fix them and to protect Leaseholders from the costs associated with remediation.

Fire compartmentation refers to a building’s fire safety in terms of how quickly smoke and fire would spread from one compartment (such as a flat) to other parts of the building through areas that should be sealed, such as riser cupboards.

The EWS1 form was launched in 2018 after new safety regulations were introduced for cladding on residential buildings. It’s a form for lenders and valuers that certifies whether or not any residential building with cladding that is potentially combustible, has undergone a fire safety assessment.

The government launched its Building Safety Fund (BSF) in 2020 as part of its commitment to funding the remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings of 18 metres or more in height, with a 30cm tolerance.

Do you live in, own or manage a building with unsafe cladding? In this post we’ll explore the question of who pays for cladding replacement in residential buildings, whilst looking at the government-backed support available for different-sized buildings.

It has been confirmed that 49 Developers have signed the Government’s pledge committing to rectify critical life safety defects in buildings, 11m or higher, they constructed over the last 30 years.