Simon Baynes

Former Conservative MP for Clwyd South

Landlords paying for costs of Building Safety Works

There have been votes in Parliament on preventing landlords from passing on the costs of legally required building safety works to leaseholders and tenants.

Simon Baynes consistently voted against landlords paying for the costs of building safety works

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Major votes

  • On 20 Apr 2022: Simon Baynes voted not to protect leaseholders in buildings with fewer than 5 stories or which are under 11 meters tall from being charged for legally required works where there are other possible sources of funding such as grants or warranty/insurance claims. Show vote
  • On 20 Apr 2022: Simon Baynes voted not to protect leaseholders in buildings with fewer than 5 stories or which are under 11 meters tall from being charged for legally required works where there are other possible sources of funding such as grants or warranty/insurance claims. Show vote
  • On 20 Apr 2022: Simon Baynes voted to allow leaseholders to charged for legally required building safety works, except cladding remediation, with caps on charges based on lease value and property location. Show vote
  • On 20 Apr 2022: Simon Baynes voted to allow leaseholders to charged for legally required building safety works, except cladding remediation, but with caps on charges based on lease value and property location. Show vote
  • On 19 Jan 2022: Simon Baynes voted to allow landlords to pass on the costs of certain fire safety works to leaseholders, and not to create the Building Works Agency which would have been charged with administering a programme of cladding remediation and other building safety works. Show vote
  • On 28 Apr 2021: Simon Baynes voted to allow the owners of buildings to pass on the costs of legally required fire safety improvements to leaseholders and tenants. Show vote
  • On 27 Apr 2021: Simon Baynes voted to allow the owners of buildings to pass on the costs of legally required fire safety improvements to leaseholders and tenants. Show vote
  • On 22 Mar 2021: Simon Baynes voted to allow the owners of buildings containing two or more sets of domestic premises to pass on the costs of legally required fire safety improvements to leaseholders and tenants. Show vote
  • On 24 Feb 2021: Simon Baynes voted to allow the owners of buildings containing two or more sets of domestic premises to pass on the costs of legally required fire safety improvements to leaseholders and tenants. Show vote

Minor votes

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