Petition · past parliament
Give leaseholders more legal protection and consumer rights
Closed
6,987 signatures
What the petition asks
1. To amend Sections 88 & 89 of the Building Safety Bill so that leaseholders are not financially liable for building safety defects
2. To amend the limitation period for claims under S.1 Defective Premises Act 1972 to allow limitation to run 6 years from the date of discovery of the defects
2. To amend the limitation period for claims under S.1 Defective Premises Act 1972 to allow limitation to run 6 years from the date of discovery of the defects
Following Grenfell, the Government have set aside £1bn for historical cladding defects. This is nowhere near enough to fix all buildings requiring remediation.
Leaseholders have no legal protection against astronomical & life ruining costs incurred as a result of building safety failure. This is unacceptable.
It should not fall to leaseholders to remedy the failure of building safety regulations in buildings they did not build, did not sign off as safe when it was not & don’t even own.
Leaseholders have no legal protection against astronomical & life ruining costs incurred as a result of building safety failure. This is unacceptable.
It should not fall to leaseholders to remedy the failure of building safety regulations in buildings they did not build, did not sign off as safe when it was not & don’t even own.
Timeline
| 13 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
6,987
Status
Closed
Opened
13 Oct 2020
Closed
13 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.