Jennings & Barrett - Building Safety

From gov.uk:

The Building Safety Bill establishes new legal duties for landlords and building owners of high rise residential buildings of at least 18 metres or at least 7 storeys to keep their building safe. There will be a cost associated with some of these duties, which can be passed to leaseholders through the service charge.

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.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-bill-factsheets/building-safety-charge-factsheet-for-landlords-building-owners#:~:text=or%20housing%20association.-,What%20does%20these%20costs%20cover?,are%20statutory%20protections%20for%20leaseholders.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-bill-factsheets/impact-assessment-factsheet#what-are-the-benefits

https://www.gov.uk/disabled-facilities-grants

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