Building safety
Do leaseholders pay for historic safety defects?
An overview of the Building Safety Act protections.
Reviewed by Mark Cunningham AssocRICS MTPI MIFSM, Leasehold Director. Last reviewed 3 October 2026.
The Building Safety Act 2022 protects many leaseholders from the cost of historic building safety defects in buildings of at least 11 metres or five storeys.
In outline
- Qualifying leaseholders cannot be charged for remediating unsafe cladding.
- Contributions to other historic safety defects are capped, and some leaseholders pay nothing.
- Whether your lease qualifies depends on facts as at 14 February 2022, confirmed through a leaseholder deed of certificate.
The rules are detailed. If you receive a bill for safety works, ask for the landlord's certificate and take advice from LEASE before paying.
How we can help
Fire risk assessments and fire strategiesCladding and remediationFull block managementWe provide block management across Southport, Churchtown and Kew, Birkdale and Ainsdale, Formby, Ormskirk and Aughton, Crosby and Maghull, Bootle and Litherland, Liverpool, Hesketh Bank and Tarleton and Preston, Penwortham and Longton. For the law in brief, see Know the law.Related reading
Cladding deadlines: 2029 and 2031 explainedCladding funding now reaches buildings under 11 metresGeneral information about the law in England, not advice on a particular building.