Who pays for Resident Engagement costs?

• Costs of fixing historical building safety risks are not generally included in costs that can be covered by service charges.
• Costs relating to Resident Engagement Strategy preparation and Building Safety Case preparation / revision can generally be covered by service charges.
• There may be lease terms that complicate this.
• Leaseholders will have the right to challenge the reasonableness of building safety costs, in line with their existing rights to challenge their service charge costs.
• The estimated average monthly cost to a leaseholder is estimated to be between £9 and £26 via the service charge. This will be increased for blocks with less units.
• Where leaseholders require changes to be made within their units to assist with safe evacuations, these may be covered through a Disabled Facilities Grant. This grant, available via the local council of the Leaseholder/Block, must be agreed by the relevant authority before any spending occurs.

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