1/18 #buildingsafetybill is back in the Lords late tomorrow, after the Nationality and Borders Bill.
The Lords will be considering the changes made by the Commons last week.
The motions being considered are here: bills.parliament.uk/publications/4…
Explanation below.
The Lords will be considering the changes made by the Commons last week.
The motions being considered are here: bills.parliament.uk/publications/4…
Explanation below.
2/18 As expected, the government is asking the House of Lords to vote to agree with all of the changes made in the Commons last week.
In simple summary, the Commons re-inserted the leaseholder contributions of between £10k and £100k where no developer or building owner pays.
In simple summary, the Commons re-inserted the leaseholder contributions of between £10k and £100k where no developer or building owner pays.
3/18 Shared owners would pay only their share of any cap.
The caps only kick in after developers and building owners have not paid.
The government also says it will set up an orphan building scheme to pay for buildings where the developer can't be found.
The caps only kick in after developers and building owners have not paid.
The government also says it will set up an orphan building scheme to pay for buildings where the developer can't be found.
4/18 The Commons also re-inserted changes that would exclude resident owned and resident operated buildings from the waterfall system, meaning potentially unlimited costs if there is no developer contribution and no help from the Building Safety Fund.
5/18 Tomorrow in the Lords the Opposition is going to try and overturn these changes.
@KathPinnock has put down amendments that would simply bat back the changes to the Commons, thereby restoring the version of the Bill as passed by the Lords earlier this month.
@KathPinnock has put down amendments that would simply bat back the changes to the Commons, thereby restoring the version of the Bill as passed by the Lords earlier this month.
6/18 The version as passed by the Lords earlier this month eliminated any contributions from leaseholders and extended that protection to buildings of all heights and whether or not they were enfranchised.
7/18 In relation to the caps, Baroness Hayman (of @LabourLordsUK) has put down an amendment that would limit any financial contribution from any leaseholder to a maximum of £250.
The £250 maximum would apply to all properties, regardless of value.
The £250 maximum would apply to all properties, regardless of value.
8/18 The Opposition in the Lords is not trying to change the trust amendment, or other tidying changes, added by the Commons last week.
9/18 The changes above are likely to be considered at some point tomorrow afternoon, likely after about 5.30.
We should know more on timings tomorrow.
We should know more on timings tomorrow.
10/18 If votes are forced on the above and the Opposition has prepared the ground then it is likely the government will be defeated tomorrow.
If that is what happens, the government is unlikely to accept that.
If that is what happens, the government is unlikely to accept that.
11/18 Based on last week's lack of a rebellion in the Commons, any defeat tomorrow will be reversed by the Commons again on either 27 or 28 April.
12/18 The current session is due to end on 28 April, so there may not be any votes tomorrow and the Lords may accept the changes made.
If there is a vote tomorrow, the Lords may accept the Commons overturning the changes again on either 27 or 28 April.
If there is a vote tomorrow, the Lords may accept the Commons overturning the changes again on either 27 or 28 April.
13/18 The government appears willing to give way on these issues, although it has promised a consultation on what to do about leaseholder owned and managed buildings and a case by case review of u11m buildings.
14/18 The Lords - as the unelected house - has limited room for manoeuvre here. There is no groundswell of opposition in the Commons for them to use to force further changes.
The Lords is expected to give way, as the unelected house, to the will of the elected Commons.
The Lords is expected to give way, as the unelected house, to the will of the elected Commons.
15/18 Tomorrow we may see some votes on the changes above, or we may just see the Lords making a general statement of principle in the hope that the government offers more promises of help.
16/18 The Building Safety Bill is much better than when we first laid eyes on it in 2020.
It still has holes in it, despite the government's promises of money from developers, consultations and case-by-case reviews.
The holes should be addressed before the Bill becomes law.
It still has holes in it, despite the government's promises of money from developers, consultations and case-by-case reviews.
The holes should be addressed before the Bill becomes law.
17/18 All is not lost if further changes, or further promises, are not made tomorrow.
Although the Bill will become an Act of Parliament by 28 April, it will take at least 2 years and numerous detailed rules to be made before it is fully legally effective.
Although the Bill will become an Act of Parliament by 28 April, it will take at least 2 years and numerous detailed rules to be made before it is fully legally effective.
18/18 The time delay and rule-making process (secondary legislation) may allow for further changes to be made to benefit leaseholders.
Tomorrow's proceedings will be shown live here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/9c…
Tomorrow's proceedings will be shown live here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/9c…
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