Under the Building Safety Act 2022, ‘qualifying leaseholders’ are protected from all costs related to fixing unsafe cladding and the cost of fixing non-cladding defects are either capped or not payable.
You are a qualifying leaseholder if your property is in a building of at least 11 metres (or 5 storeys) and on 14 February 2022:
- your property was your main home, meaning it was the home where you spent most of your time, or if this was not the case
- you owned no more than 3 homes in the UK in total – homes outside England do not count.
More information you might find useful:
- What is the Building Safety Fund?
- Do I have to pay for safety repairs if my building is over 11 metres high?
- What are the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022?
- Building safety leaseholder protections guidance: GOV.UK
- Deed of certificate Frequently Asked Questions: GOV.UK
- More Frequently Asked Questions on Fire safety
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