Press Coverage

Jun 11 2023

The amendment has been covered a great deal in the press and backed by The Sunday Times. Former Minister of State for Fire Safety Lord Greenhalgh described it as “heavy weight legal stuff” and it’s been recognised as a global precedent by Australian State premier, Ted Baillieu.

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PRESS COVERAGE

Building safety crisis could result in multi-billion pound bill, Hunt warned

Building Safety Remediation Scheme to be Debated in the House of Lords on September 13th 2023

Business London Press: https://www.businesslondonpress.com/health/uk-building-safety-remediation-scheme-faces-critical-debate-in-house-of-lords/

Business Mole : https://www.businessmole.com/uk-building-safety-remediation-scheme-faces-critical-debate-in-the-house-of-lords/

Business Lancashire: https://www.businesslancashire.co.uk/2023/09/07/house-of-lords-to-debate-building-safety-remediation-scheme-on-september-13-2023/

Business Manchester: https://www.businessmanchester.co.uk/2023/09/07/house-of-lords-to-debate-crucial-building-safety-remediation-scheme/

Business Cheshire: https://www.businesscheshire.co.uk/2023/09/07/uk-government-faces-potential-multibillion-pound-bill-in-building-safety-crisis/

Business Mole: https://www.businessmole.com/uk-building-safety-remediation-scheme-faces-critical-debate-in-the-house-of-lords/

Z News: https://www.znewsservice.com/health/uk-building-safety-crisis-sparks-debate-in-house-of-lords/7205/

Today’s Conveyancer recognising the significant public support for the Earl’s amendment:

https://todaysconveyancer.co.uk/building-safety-petition-protect-leaseholders-gathers-momentum

Today’s Conveyancer recognising the significant public support for the Earl’s amendment:

https://todaysconveyancer.co.uk/building-safety-petition-protect-leaseholders-gathers-momentum

British Safety Council – Earl of Lytton – Why the Building Safety Scheme is still urgently needed

https://www.britsafe.org/publications/safety-management-magazine/safety-management-magazine/2023/why-im-backing-a-new-building-safety-remediation-scheme/

A legacy for the Grenfell Tower Tragedy – Rt Revd Bishop Graham Tomlin (Grenfell Bishop)

https://www.seenandunseen.com/legacy-grenfell

Building Engineer – The Earl’s Amendment to protect all leaseholders – 5 Jun

https://www.buildingengineer.org.uk/news/polluter-pays

Yahoo Finance – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amendment-seeks-reform-building-safety-180400452.html

German Financial News – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2023-04/58881527-polluter-pays-policy-team-new-amendment-seeks-to-reform-building-safety-standards-and-deter-banking-crisis-008.htm

Fire Safety Matters – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://fsmatters.com/Polluter-Pays-Amendment-set-to-be-debated

Todays Conveyancer – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://todaysconveyancer.co.uk/polluter-pays-solution-building-safety-crisis/

Housing today – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://housingtoday.co.uk/news/peer-launches-bid-to-force-developers-breaching-building-regulations-to-pay-for-all-defects/5122830.article

News Anyway – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://newsanyway.com/2023/04/21/new-amendment-plans-to-deter-banking-crisis-and-reform-building-safety-standards/

Press Release Distributor – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://press.prfire.co.uk/press_releases/new-amendment-seeks-to-reform-building-safety-standards-and-deter-banking-crisis/

Sky News https://linkedin.com/posts/stevemday_deepa-mistry-discusses-the-polluter-pays-activity-7031258717786398721-6BNm

Channel 4 News https://linkedin.com/posts/stevemday_channel-4-news-interviews-deepa-mistry-fcca-activity-7029551409045864448-maOh

BBC Radio 4 Today Programme https://youtube.com/watch?v=SxEAjyju-xg https://youtube.com/watch?v=2z22ULzPncs

Church Times – Bishop of London Calls for Polluter Pays https://churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/12-november/news/uk/bishop-of-london-repeats-call-for-government-action-on-cladding-costs-crisis

Compassionate Communities https://compassionatecommunitieslondon.org.uk/conversations/the-polluter-pays-amendment

Financial Review Australia – Ted Baillieu Former State Premier of Victoria, Backs Polluter Pays (Global Precedent) https://afr.com/property/commercial/uk-tells-developers-to-repair-dangerous-cladding-20220111-p59nd1

Big Issue – Polluter Pays Campaign part of Top 2022 Change makers https://bigissue.com/news/housing/changemakers-2022-housing-and-homelessness/

Daniel Greenberg CB – Polluter Pays House of Lords Conference Video addressing legal, policy and moral issues https://danielgreenberg.co.uk/house-of-lords/

The Sunday Times – backs the Polluter Pays Amendment (after reviewing legal text) https://thetimes.co.uk/article/the-man-fighting-housebuilders-to-make-them-foot-his-cladding-bill-rcwlt8nmg

Property Mark – backs the Polluter Pays Amendment https://propertyindustryeye.com/propertymark-backs-calls-for-greater-leaseholder-protections/

Association of Residential Managing Agents – backs the Polluter Pays Amendment https://arma.org.uk/arma-welcomes-the-recovery-potential-of-the-polluter-pays-provision-as-an-amendment-to-the-building-safety-bill-2

Letting agent today https://lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2023/2/agents-back-polluter-pays-concept-to-help-leaseholders

Inside Housing https://insidehousing.co.uk/news/government-looking-very-carefully-at-polluter-pays-proposal-for-building-safety-crisis-72102

Inside Housing – The Earl of Lytton https://insidehousing.co.uk/comment/if-the-government-makes-leaseholders-liable-for-building-safety-costs-it-will-need-to-live-with-the-reputational-consequences-74954

Inside Housing – Bishop Graham Tomlin https://insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-grenfell-community-needs-to-see-more-genuine-change-they-have-waited-too-long-73954

The Big Issue https://bigissue.com/news/environment/have-residents-solved-the-building-safety-crisis-with-the-polluter-pays-bill/

Mortgage Solutions https://mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2021/11/0

Mondaq https://mondaq.com/uk/landlord-tenant-leases/1115128/government-considers-polluter-pays-principle-for-cladding

Ringly Group https://ringley.co.uk/blogs/why-the-polluter-pays-principle-should-be-applied-to-cladding

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