Petition · past parliament

Protect leaseholders in buildings under 11metres against remediation costs

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Leaseholders in buildings below 11m are not protected against extortionate remediation costs for dangerous safety defects as leaseholders in buildings over 11metres are. Ministers insist homes below 11m are safe and work is not necessary, yet there are no restrictions to protect us from such costs.
The Building Safety Act, passed by Parliament, only protects Leaseholders in buildings over 11metres in height. The Government's position is that there is no systemic fire safety issue in blocks below 11m. My building is considered 'at risk'. Without the costly remedial work (or other government guidance) I cannot re-mortgage, banks won't lend & sellers won't buy. I am trapped in my flat that I cannot move on from, in a building with unsafe, high fire-risk defects that I cannot afford to fix.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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'Extend protections from building safety costs to buildings under 11 metres'
Extend protections from building safety costs to buildings under 11 metres

Timeline

6 Sep 2023 Petition opened for signatures
15 Sep 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Sep 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.