Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 4143
A Bill to make provision for the remediation of building safety defects in residential leasehold properties; to extend protections for qualifying leaseholders from the costs of historical building safety failures; to place enforceable duties on freeholders and building owners to initiate and complete remediation works within prescribed timeframes; to provide leaseholders with rights to seek mandatory remediation orders where responsible parties fail to act; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours · Next parliamentary sitting listed for 11 Sept 2026.
Sponsor: Baroness Pinnock, Liberal Democrat
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In plain English
A bill to Make provision for the remediation of building safety defects in residential leasehold properties; to extend protections for qualifying leaseholders from the costs of historical building safety failures; to place enforceable duties on freeholders and building owners to initiate and complete remediation works within prescribed timeframes; to provide leaseholders with rights to seek mandatory remediation orders where responsible parties fail to act; and for connected purposes.
(3) The Regulator must issue a developer’s licence to an applicant who demonstrates to the Regulator’s satisfaction that— (a) the applicant is not subject to any prohibition under section 11 , (b) no director or senior officer of the applicant has been convicted of an offence under this Act, and (c) the applicant has in place appropriate arrangements for the identification, reporting, and remediation of building safety defects arising from its developments.
A bill to Make provision for the remediation of building safety defects in residential leasehold properties; to extend protections for qualifying leaseholders from the costs of historical building safety failures; to place enforceable duties on freeholders and building owners to initiate and complete remediation works within prescribed timeframes; to provide leaseholders with rights to seek mandatory remediation orders where responsible parties fail to act; and for connected purposes.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: A bill to Make provision for the remediation of building safety defects in residential leasehold properties; to extend protections for qualifying leaseholders from the costs of historical building safety failures; to place enforceable duties on freeholders and building owners to initiate and complete remediation works within prescribed timeframes; to provide leaseholders with rights to seek mandatory remediation orders where responsible parties fail to act; and for connected purposes.. The people who would notice most are: (3) The Regulator must issue a developer’s licence to an applicant who demonstrates to the Regulator’s satisfaction that— (a) the applicant is not subject to any prohibition under section 11 , (b) no director or senior officer of the applicant has been convicted of an offence under this Act, and (c) the applicant has in place appropriate arrangements for the identification, reporting, and remediation of building safety defects arising from its developments.. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: A bill to Make provision for the remediation of building safety defects in residential leasehold properties; to extend protections for qualifying leaseholders from the costs of historical building safety failures; to place enforceable duties on freeholders and building owners to initiate and complete remediation works within prescribed timeframes; to provide leaseholders with rights to seek mandatory remediation orders where responsible parties fail to act; and for connected purposes..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
A bill to Make provision for the remediation of building safety defects in residential leasehold properties; to extend protections for qualifying leaseholders from the costs of historical building safety failures; to place enforceable duties on freeholders and building owners to initiate and complete remediation works within prescribed timeframes; to provide leaseholders with rights to seek mandatory remediation orders where responsible parties fail to act; and for connected purposes.
It is currently at 2nd reading in the Lords, sponsored by Baroness Pinnock, Liberal Democrat.
Passage signals — procedural trajectory, not a merit judgement
Leaseholder Remediation (Building Safety) Bill [HL] is a private member's bill (starting in the lords), currently at 2nd reading in the Lords. Its progress so far does not clearly point either way. The signals below show what is helping it and what is holding it back.
Lords private members' bills must find a Commons sponsor and Friday time after passing the Lords, so very few become law.
Second reading — the first vote on the principle of the bill, and its first real test — has not happened yet, but parliamentary time has been allocated for it.
This outlook reads the bill's procedural trajectory only — its type, the stage it has reached, and its momentum — against how similar bills have historically progressed through Parliament. It is not a score, not a judgement on the bill's merits, and not a recommendation to support or oppose it. It sits alongside, and separate from, the Green Book five-case appraisal.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-09-18
Building Safety Act 2022
Same policy area (“Housing”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-05-16
Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023
Nearby policy wording to this bill. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — context only, not a verdict on whether the new bill is needed.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2023-07-27
Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023
Nearby policy wording to this bill. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — context only, not a verdict on whether the new bill is needed.
Nearby instruments in a similar policy space — lighter context while you read this UK proposal. Not a ranking, and not a recommendation.
Enacted 2026-07-20 (No. 27 of 2026)
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 and the Planning and Development Act 2000, and, in that connection, to amend certain other enactments; to amend the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 for the purpose of increasing the borrowing limit of the Housing Finance Agency; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Matched via Oireachtas search for “housing planning” (Housing).
Open sourceEU instrument (CELEX 32024L1275)
EU rules on building energy performance and renovation — the closest EU housing-adjacent instrument.
Selected as the closest EU peer for the “Housing” policy category. EU law uses directives/regulations, not Commons/Lords stages.
Open source